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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 726-750 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W401716	10-in.	3/15/1929	Button up your overcoat	Smith Ballew ; Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	lyricist
OKeh	W401783	10-in.	4/4/1929	My sin	Smith Ballew	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W401817	10-in.	4/19/1929	I'm in seventh heaven	Charles W. Hamp	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	W401818	10-in.	4/19/1929	Little pal	Charles W. Hamp	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	W401832	10-in.	4/25/1929	Why can't you?	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
OKeh	W401833	10-in.	4/25/1929	Used to you	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
OKeh	W401846	10-in.	5/2/1929	I'm in seventh heaven	Smith Ballew ; New Yorkers [Joe Venuti] ; Joe Venuti	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W401847	10-in.	5/2/1929	Little pal	Smith Ballew ; New Yorkers [Joe Venuti] ; Joe Venuti	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W402230	10-in.	1/11/1929	The song I love	Gus Arnheim ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402866	10-in.	8/20/1929	Little pal	Richard Jordon	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W403050	10-in.	10/10/1929	Turn on the heat	Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W403052	10-in.	10/10/1929	Sunnyside up	Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W403057	10-in.	10/11/1929	I'm a dreamer—aren't we all?	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
OKeh	W403058	10-in.	10/11/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W403956	10-in.	4/15/1930	Thank your father	Casa Loma Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W404381	10-in.	8/20/1930	Don’t tell her what's happened to me	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
OKeh	W404414	10-in.	10/31/1930	Don’t tell her what's happened to me	The Three Boswell Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	W404421	10-in.	3/9/1931	Shine	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W404478	10-in.	10/10/1930	I am the words (You are the melody)	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W405191	10-in.	4/11/1933	Let's call it a day	Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra [Freddy Martin Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	[OK cat 1063-A]	10-in.	Mar.-Sept. 1918	We'll do our share	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 1253-A]	10-in.	approximately 1919	Just as we used to do	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 4347-A]	10-in.	approximately 1921	Oh they're such nice people	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 40525-b]	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1925-Mar. 1926	If you hadn't gone away	Alma Rotter	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5125-a]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1917	I sent my wife away for a rest (I needed it)	Louis J. Winsch	Male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 726-750 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.