Coburn's biggest hit was "
Whispering," used by bandleader
Paul Whiteman in 1920 or 1921; it brought popularity to both Whiteman and Coburn. It had a revival in the late 1940s.
Frank Sinatra eventually covered it. Coburn also composed "Tell Me Why", "Oriental", "Mummy Mine", "Nightingale", "Behind a Silken Veil", "I'll Keep Loving You", "Day By Day", "Patsy", and "Day Dreaming". He created the lyrics for
Carter DeHaven's
Fancies. ==Personal life==