Lew Brown

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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 351-375 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	77747	10-in.	4/2/1918	I want him back again	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	77761	10-in.	4/5/1918	We'll do our share (while you're over there)	Robert Lewis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77778	10-in.	4/22/1918	I wonder what they're doing tonight	Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77813	10-in.	5/4/1918	You'll always find a lot of sunshine in my old Kentucky home	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77816	10-in.	5/7/1918	I want him back again	Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	77905	10-in.	6/20/1918	Oh! You la! La!	Harry Fox	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77924	10-in.	6/25/1918	Oh! You la! La!	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	77956	10-in.	7/22/1918	The Yanks are at it again	Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77959	10-in.	7/23/1918	My wild days are over	Arthur Hall	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77994	10-in.	8/14/1918	My wild days are over	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78063	10-in.	9/20/1918	Watch, hope and wait, little girl (till I come back to you)	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78408	10-in.	4/23/1919	Just as we used to do	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78449	10-in.	5/27/1919	Sweet kisses	Agnes Lynn	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78526	10-in.	6/23/1919	I've lived, I've loved, I'm satisfied	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78577	10-in.	7/18/1919	Wait till you get them up in the air, boys	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78648	10-in.	9/13/1919	Sweet kisses	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79056	10-in.	3/17/1920	I wasn't born to be lonesome	Hugh Wright [i.e., George Meader]	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79089	10-in.	3/30/1920	Oh by jingo!	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79217	10-in.	6/2/1920	Chile bean	Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	79357	10-in.	7/23/1920	She gives them all the ha-ha-ha	Lew Brown ; Frank Crumit	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	79387	10-in.	8/26/1920	I told you so	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79433	10-in.	9/24/1920	In Napoli	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79442	10-in.	10/1/1920	Oh gee, say gee, you ought to see my Gee-Gee from the Fiji isle	Tod Weinhold	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79475	10-in.	10/22/1920	Stop! Look! Listen! (To the music of the band)	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79534	10-in.	11/24/1920	My Gee Gee (from the Fiji Isle)	Tod Weinhold	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 351-375 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.