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 501-525 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	144989	10-in.	11/18/1927	Plenty of sunshine	The Harmonizers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	145231	10-in.	11/23/1927	Plenty of sunshine	Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W145413	10-in.	12/15/1927	The varsity drag	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W145419	10-in.	12/16/1927	Good news	Singing Sophomores	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W145438	10-in.	12/20/1927	Without you, sweetheart	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	145446	10-in.	12/29/1927	Without you, sweetheart	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W145460	10-in.	1/3/1928	Together	Cliff Edwards	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W145691	10-in.	2/28/1928	Without you, sweetheart	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W145811	10-in.	3/19/1928	Together	William Fletcher ; Gerald Marks and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W145814	10-in.	3/19/1928	Without you, sweetheart	Gerald Marks and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	145986	10-in.	4/9/1928	Mammy is gone	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	146330	10-in.	5/23/1928	Sorry for me	The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W146367	10-in.	5/29/1928	(That's just my way of) Forgetting you	Kitty O'Connor	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Columbia	146371	10-in.	5/31/1928	That's just my way of forgetting you	Frank Bessinger ; Broadway Bellhops	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	146414	10-in.	6/7/1928	For old times' sake	Jim Andrews ; Andy Sannella All Star Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	146433	10-in.	6/12/1928	For old times' sake	Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio ; Annette Hanshaw	Instrumental trio, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	146521	10-in.	7/11/1928	What d'ya say?	Musical Comedy Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W146541	10-in.	6/17/1928	I'm on the crest of a wave	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	W146548	10-in.	6/18/1928	Sorry for me	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocalist(s)	lyricist
Columbia	W146551	10-in.	6/19/1928	American tune	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	146560	10-in.	6/20/1928	I'm on the crest of a wave	Musical Comedy Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	146561	10-in.	6/20/1928	Pickin' cotton	Musical Comedy Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W146582	10-in.	6/26/1928	I wish I had died in my cradle (Before I grew up to love you)	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W146583	10-in.	6/26/1928	For old times' sake	Oscar Grogan	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W146610	10-in.	7/2/1928	Pickin' cotton	Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio	lyricist

(Results 501-525 of 1107 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.