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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-02166	10-in.	10/18/1936	A high hat, a piccolo and a cane	Three Esquires ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-07897	10-in.	5/6/1937	Love is never out of season	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-07899	10-in.	5/6/1937	Our penthouse on Third Avenue	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-09646	10-in.	8/16/1937	Piano stomp (Shine)	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-010108	10-in.	5/3/1937	Our penthouse on Third Ave.	Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-010109	10-in.	5/3/1937	Love is never out of season	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-011071	10-in.	7/2/1937	That old feeling	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-011328	10-in.	7/16/1937	That old feeling	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-017476	10-in.	12/8/1937	Life is just a bowl of cherries	Sy Baker ; Connecticut Yankees ; Frank Frisselle ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-026585	10-in.	9/2/1938	With you on my mind	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-033757	10-in.	2/24/1939	Oh! By jingo (Oh!—By gee, you're the only girl for me)	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-034690	10-in.	5/22/1939	Stand by for further announcements	Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-034965	10-in.	6/9/1939	Let's make memories tonight	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bill Stoker	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-034966	10-in.	6/9/1939	A boy named Lem (And a girl named Sue)	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Fran Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-035371	10-in.	3/29/1939	Beer barrel polka (Roll out the barrel)	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-035739	10-in.	4/13/1939	Beer barrel polka (Roll out the barrel)	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	PBS-036243	10-in.	6/5/1939	Let's make memories tonight	Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	PBS-036264	10-in.	6/12/1939	I can't afford to dream	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-036265	10-in.	6/12/1939	Comes love	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-036375	10-in.	7/28/1939	Comes love	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-037470	10-in.	6/10/1939	I can't afford to dream	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037471	10-in.	6/10/1939	Let's make memories tonight	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037600	10-in.	6/7/1939	Comes love	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Ford Leary	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037602	10-in.	6/7/1939	A boy named Lem (And a girl named Sue)	Mary Dugan ; Larry Clinton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037615	10-in.	6/9/1939	Stand by! For further announcements (And more good news)	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

(Results 251-275 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.