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 451-475 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	142946	10-in.	11/18/1926	(I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) How I love you	Frank Bessinger ; The Westerners	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	142948	10-in.	11/18/1926	(I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees) How I love you	Jane Gray	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142979	10-in.	12/2/1926	I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees how I love you	The Foursome ; Paul Ash Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W142996	10-in.	12/10/1926	The birth of the blues	Small and Mays	Male vocal duet	lyricist
Columbia	W143219	10-in.	12/24/1926	So will I	Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	143368	10-in.	1/31/1927	It all depends on you	Broadway Bellhops ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	143370	10-in.	1/31/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Broadway Bellhops ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	143383	10-in.	2/2/1927	Oh! Baby, don't we get along	Arthur Fields ; Ross Gorman ; Virginians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143455	10-in.	2/9/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Columbia	143462	10-in.	2/10/1927	It all depends on you	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	143472	10-in.	2/14/1927	So blue	Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143476	10-in.	2/14/1927	One sweet letter from you	Charleston Chasers ; Kate Smith	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W143479	10-in.	2/15/1927	It all depends on you	Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Vincent Van Tuyl	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143483	10-in.	2/16/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143542	10-in.	2/26/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W143551	10-in.	2/28/1927	It all depends on you	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	143552	10-in.	3/1/1927	Oh! Baby don't we get along	Jack Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	143553	10-in.	3/1/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Jack Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W143648	10-in.	3/14/1927	So blue	Lewis James ; The Sterling Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143673	10-in.	3/17/1927	Oh! Baby, don't we get along	Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	143732	10-in.	3/31/1927	So blue	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W143985	10-in.	4/19/1927	South wind	Walter Davison ; Louisville Loons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W144038	10-in.	4/18/1927	So blue	Crescent Trio	Male vocal trio, with guitar and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W144053	10-in.	4/27/1927	One sweet letter from you	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W144083	10-in.	5/4/1927	Ask me another	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist

(Results 451-475 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.