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 901-925 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E19658-E19659	10-in.	7/2/1926	Black bottom	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet and orchestra, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Brunswick	E19660-E19661	10-in.	7/2/1926	Lucky day	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet and orchestra, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Brunswick	E19906-E19908	10-in.	7/23/1926	The birth of the blues	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E19909-E19911	10-in.	7/23/1926	Lucky day	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E20221-E20222	10-in.	9/21/1926	I want to be known as Susie’s feller	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E20758-E20760	10-in.	11/19/1926	I’m tellin’ the birds—tellin’ the bees, how I love you	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E20799-E20801	10-in.	11/23/1926	I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you	Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling	lyricist
Brunswick	E20810-E20812	10-in.	11/24/1926	I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees how I love you	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	E20856-E20857	10-in.	12/1/1926	I’m tellin’ the birds, tellin’ the bees, how I love you	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	E21524-E21526	10-in.	2/17/1927	It all depends on you	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	E21572-E21574	10-in.	2/21/1927	So blue	Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E21697-E21698	10-in.	3/1/1927	So blue	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E21828-E21830	10-in.	3/10/1927	So blue	Nick Lucas ; Dave Rubinoff	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E21877-E21878	10-in.	3/14/1927	I wonder how I look when I’m asleep	Ray Perkins	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E21882-E21884	10-in.	3/15/1927	It all depends on you	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E22077-E22079	10-in.	3/23/1927	I wonder how I look when I’m asleep	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E22339-E22341	10-in.	4/11/1927	One o' clock baby	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22341)	lyricist
Brunswick	E22459-E22461	10-in.	4/16/1927	One sweet letter from you	Alice Boulden	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E22601-E22603	10-in.	4/23/1927	South wind	Yale Hawaiian Trio	Vocal trio, with ukulele and guitars	lyricist
Brunswick	E23249-E23251	10-in.	5/19/1927	Magnolia	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E23540-E23543	10-in.	6/9/1927	Magnolia	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E23613-E23614	10-in.	6/14/1927	Magnolia	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	E23659-E23661	10-in.	6/17/1927	Just a memory	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E23689-E23692	10-in.	6/21/1927	Broken hearted	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with male vocal solo and orchestra; without vocal (take E23692)	lyricist
Brunswick	E23860-E23862	10-in.	7/6/1927	Broken hearted	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	lyricist

(Results 901-925 of 1107 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.