Lew Brown

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 226-250 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-75980	10-in.	7/29/1933	Shine	King's Jesters	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-76456	10-in.	6/14/1933	I've got to pass your house to get to my house	Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-76465	10-in.	6/15/1933	I've got to pass your house	Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-80632	10-in.	6/18/1934	Shine	Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-81349	10-in.	2/2/1934	Carolina	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-81372	10-in.	2/8/1934	Carolina	Mike Doty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-81989	10-in.	3/27/1934	Broadway's gone hill-billy	Park Avenue Boys ; Ramona	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-81990	10-in.	3/27/1934	We're out of the red	Park Avenue Boys ; Ramona	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-82776	10-in.	4/3/1934	We're out of the red	Dave Harman Orchestra ; George Marks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-82778	10-in.	4/3/1934	Broadway's gone hill-billy	Dave Harman Orchestra ; George Marks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-84908	10-in.	11/2/1934	I'd like to dunk you in my coffee	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84910	10-in.	11/2/1934	If it's love	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-85507	10-in.	2/25/1935	I'd rather be with you	Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-86406	10-in.	12/7/1934	I don't want to be president	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-86410	10-in.	12/7/1934	If it's love	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-86445	10-in.	12/13/1934	I don't want to be President	Country Gentlemen ; High Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	LBS-92728	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	7/17/1935	That's why darkies were born	Cecil Mack Choir ; Connecticut Yankees ; Ross MacLean	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-92906	10-in.	8/1/1935	Lost my rhythm, lost my music, lost my man	Bennett Sisters ; Bill Staffon Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-92909	10-in.	8/1/1935	(If love makes you give up) Steak and potatoes (Then I don't want love)	Willie Bryant Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-98121	10-in.	11/15/1935	S-H-I-N-E	Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-98649	10-in.	1/17/1936	Life begins when you're in love	California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-98835	10-in.	1/13/1936	Life begins when you're in love	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-98836	10-in.	1/13/1936	Suzannah	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-99329	10-in.	2/24/1936	I need one sweet letter from you	Jesse Ashlock ; Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	String band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-0420	10-in.	9/11/1936	A high hat, a piccolo and a cane	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano solo	lyricist

(Results 226-250 of 1107 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.