Abe Lyman

Abe Lyman (August 4, 1897 – October 23, 1957) was a bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including Your Hit Parade.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1897 (Chicago), Died October 23, 1957 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, director, composer, songwriter, speaker, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 416 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	11153-11154	10-in.	8/6/1923	By the waters of Minnetonka	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	11155-11157	10-in.	8/7/1923	I don’t want you to cry over me	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter, leader
Brunswick	11158-11160	10-in.	8/7/1923	Before you go	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	leader, composer
Brunswick	11462-11464	10-in.	9/28/1923	Before you go	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	11465-11467	10-in.	9/28/1923	I don't want you to cry over me	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	11588-11591	10-in.	10/10/1923	Love is just a flower	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11692-11694	10-in.	10/23/1923	Before you go	Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Brunswick	13328-13331	10-in.	6/14/1924	Jealous	Californians ; Charles Kaley ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	13332-13334	10-in.	6/14/1924	If you do what you do	Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	13446-13449	10-in.	6/30/1924	Cocoanut trot	Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band	leader, songwriter
Brunswick	13472-13474	10-in.	7/2/1924	Mandalay	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra ; Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Brunswick	13487-13490	10-in.	7/9/1924	A new kind of man	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	13524-13527	10-in.	7/11/1924	The cocoanut trot	Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, leader
Brunswick	13548-13550	10-in.	7/15/1924	You‘re the certain someone	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Brunswick	13551-13554	10-in.	7/16/1924	I want you back, old pal	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	13555-13558	10-in.	7/17/1924	Sally’s got the blues	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, leader
Brunswick	13566-13569	10-in.	7/18/1924	Who wants a bad little boy?	Californians ; Al Jolson ; Abe Lyman	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	13576-13579	10-in.	7/21/1924	Romany days	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Brunswick	13589-13592	10-in.	7/23/1924	Patsy	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	13593-13595	10-in.	7/23/1924	I don’t know why	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	13758-13761	10-in.	9/10/1924	Out of a million you’re the only one	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	13762-13765	10-in.	9/10/1924	All alone	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Brunswick	13766-13768	10-in.	9/11/1924	Could you care for me?	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, composer
Brunswick	E7315	10-in.	4/19/1928	I think of what you used to think of me	Sylvia Marion Hirsch	Female vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	E28703	10-in.	11/7/1928	Havana	Marimba Guatemalteca “La Chapina”	Marimba band	songwriter

(Results 201-225 of 416 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lyman, Abe," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104409.

Lyman, Abe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104409.

"Lyman, Abe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.