He was the father of Laurie Cahn and jazz/fusion guitarist Steve Khan who, early in his career, changed the spelling of his last name to Khan in order to "create a separate identity from famous father" and because he was "so hurt and angry with him for so many childhood things."
Dia adalah ayah dari Laurie Cahn dan gitaris jazz/fusion Steve Khan yang, di awal kariernya, mengubah ejaan nama belakangnya menjadi Khan untuk "menciptakan identitas terpisah dari ayah yang terkenal" dan karena dia "sangat terluka dan marah kepadanya karena begitu banyak hal masa kecil."