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 576-600 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W148169	10-in.	4/3/1929	Why can't you	James Melton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W148183	10-in.	4/5/1929	I'm in seventh heaven	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Columbia	W148184	10-in.	4/5/1929	Little pal	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	148191	10-in.	4/8/1929	My sin	Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148196	10-in.	4/9/1929	My sin	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	148381	10-in.	4/26/1929	Why can't you?	Tom Frawley ; Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]148393	10-in.	4/30/1929	My sin	Annette Hanshaw ; The New Englanders	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	148400	10-in.	5/2/1929	Little pal	Arthur Fields ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148426	10-in.	4/12/1929	Why can't you	Fred Rich Orchestra ; The Rollickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W148427	10-in.	4/12/1929	Used to you	Fred Rich Orchestra ; The Rollickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	[W]148510	10-in.	5/10/1929	Why can't you	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W148511	10-in.	5/11/1929	Little pal	Walter Cummins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	148514	10-in.	5/13/1929	Seventh heaven	Jim Andrews ; Harmonians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	148515	10-in.	5/13/1929	Used to you	Jim Andrews ; Harmonians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148577	10-in.	6/5/1929	Shine	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148808	10-in.	7/12/1929	(I'm a dreamer) Aren't we all?	Ed Lowry	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W148811	10-in.	7/12/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Ed Lowry	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W148863	10-in.	8/5/1929	Little pal	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W148864	10-in.	8/5/1929	Used to you	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia	[W]148910	10-in.	8/20/1929	Little pal	Franklyn Ferris ; Sidney James	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W149049	10-in.	9/25/1929	Sunny side up	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W149073	10-in.	9/28/1929	Turn on the heat	Charleston Chasers	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	149093	10-in.	10/4/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Jim Andrews ; The Georgians [Paul Specht Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	149120	10-in.	10/10/1929	I'm a dreamer, aren't we all?	Jim Andrews ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W149149	10-in.	10/16/1929	I'm a dreamer—aren't we all?	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist

(Results 576-600 of 1107 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.