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 601-625 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149150	10-in.	10/16/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]149478	10-in.	11/8/1929	Turn on the heat	Sammy Fain ; Lloyd Keating and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W149568	10-in.	12/6/1929	Shine	Dallas String Band ; Coley Jones	String band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Columbia	[W]149676	10-in.	12/4/1929	I'm a dreamer, aren't we all?	Annette Hanshaw ; Three Blue Streaks	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Columbia	[W]149677	10-in.	12/4/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Annette Hanshaw ; Three Blue Streaks	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Columbia	W149919	10-in.	1/27/1930	Good for you—bad for me	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W149920	10-in.	1/27/1930	Thank your father	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]149928	10-in.	1/28/1930	Aren't we all?	Franklyn Ferris	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]149930	10-in.	1/28/1930	If I had a talking picture of you	Franklyn Ferris	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W150154	10-in.	3/31/1930	Red hot Chicago	Hot Air Men	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150702	10-in.	8/12/1930	Don't tell her what's happened to me	Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Columbia	[W]150717	10-in.	8/19/1930	Don't tell her what's happened to me	Sammy Fain	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W150740	10-in.	8/27/1930	Don't tell her what's happened to me	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W150802	10-in.	9/15/1930	I am the words	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W150803	10-in.	9/15/1930	(There's something about an) Old fashioned girl	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	[W]150850	10-in.	10/1/1930	Never swat a fly	Billy "Uke" Carpenter	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano	songwriter
Columbia	W151514	10-in.	4/13/1931	One more time	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151661	10-in.	7/1/1931	Come to me	Frank Parker	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151723	10-in.	8/31/1931	My song	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151724	10-in.	8/13/1931	This is the missus	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151741	10-in.	8/21/1931	Life is just a bowl of cherries	Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Columbia	W151756	10-in.	8/26/1931	Life is just a bowl of cherries	Frank Parker	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	W151866	10-in.	10/28/1931	That's why darkies were born	Kate Smith	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W151875	10-in.	11/5/1931	You try somebody else (We'll be back together again)	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151880	10-in.	11/12/1931	You try somebody else (We'll be back together again)	Jack Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

(Results 601-625 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.