Lew Brown
Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, especially Albert Von Tilzer. Brown was one third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson from 1925 until 1931. Brown also wrote or co-wrote many Broadway shows and Hollywood films. Among his most-popular songs are "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "That Old Feeling", and "The Birth of the Blues". |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 10, 1893 (Odessa), Died February 5, 1958 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, tenor vocal, author
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 1107 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-10373 | 10-in. | 5/23/1911 | Good-bye, old gal | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11330 | 10-in. | 12/5/1911 | That hypnotizing man | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11520 | 10-in. | 1/29/1912 | Where you goin'? | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11651 | 10-in. | 3/1/1912 | I would like to try it, but I'm just a bit afraid | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11793 | 10-in. | 3/26/1912 | Please don't take my lovin' man away | Edna Brown | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12647 | 10-in. | 11/22/1912 | Parisienne | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13244 | 10-in. | 5/6/1913 | Floating down the river on the Alabam' | Heidelberg Quintette | Male vocal quintet, with soloist and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13310 | 10-in. | 5/14/1913 | Come and kiss your little baby | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13871 | 10-in. | 9/29/1913 | Kiss me goodnight! | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-13950 | 10-in. | 10/10/1913 | At the midnight masquerade | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14094 | 10-in. | 11/18/1913 | I'm afraid I'm beginning to love you | Helen Clark ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-14230 | 10-in. | 12/22/1913 | The ragtime dream | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-14573 | 10-in. | 3/16/1914 | Celebratin' day in Tennessee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-14636 | 10-in. | 3/26/1914 | Everybody loves my girl | Billy Watkins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15739 | 10-in. | 2/25/1915 | They start in to do battle again | George L. Thompson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-16892 | 10-in. | 12/10/1915 | Is there still room for me 'neath the old apple tree? | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19109 | 10-in. | 1/22/1917 | The Honolulu hicki boola boo | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19177 | 10-in. | 2/14/1917 | To any girl | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19691 | 10-in. | 5/4/1917 | What kind of an American are you? | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-20082 | 10-in. | 6/22/1917 | I may be gone for a long, long time | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-21004 | 10-in. | 10/25/1917 | Give me the moonlight, give me the girl (And leave the rest to me) | Henry Jordan [i.e., Charles Hart] | Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-21418 | 10-in. | 1/15/1918 | Au revoir but not goodbye, soldier boy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-21460 | 10-in. | 2/20/1918 | I'll come back to you when it's all over | William F. Larkin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-21639 | 10-in. | 3/28/1918 | I'll come back to you when it's all over | Percy Hemus | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-21684 | 10-in. | 4/18/1918 | I may stay away a little longer | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed October 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Brown, Lew - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90010584
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VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/32264521
MusicBrainz: Lew Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4d8cacfc-145e-42db-b779-f285898a455b
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