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 1051-1075 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	11571	10-in.	3/11/1927	So blue	Maureen Englin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11589	10-in.	3/19/1927	One sweet letter from you	Cookie Cohen	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11602	10-in.	3/24/1927	I want to be miles away from ev'ryone (And just a little closer to you)	Jack Davis ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11637	10-in.	4/8/1927	So blue	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	lyricist
Edison	11779	10-in.	7/5/1927	Here am I broken hearted	Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	11900	10-in.	9/20/1927	Manhattan Mary	Al Friedman Orchestra ; The Rollickers [Edison]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	18118	10-in.	12/20/1927	Without you, sweetheart	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18141	10-in.	12/29/1927	Plenty of sunshine	Assassinators ; Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	18183	10-in.	1/21/1928	Together	Elliott Stewart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18310	10-in.	3/16/1928	Together	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18578	10-in.	6/15/1928	That's just my way of forgetting you	Eleanore Blake ; Joe De Nat	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18582	10-in.	6/19/1928	For old times' sake	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Edison	18588	10-in.	6/25/1928	Sorry for me	Three Melody Girls	Female vocal trio, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18671	10-in.	8/22/1928	Pickin' cotton	The Rollickers [Edison]	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18695	10-in.	8/31/1928	Sonny boy	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	18728	10-in.	9/15/1928	What d'ya say?	Collette Lyons	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18740	10-in.	9/19/1928	To know you is to love you	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18830	10-in.	10/25/1928	To know you is to love you	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18917	10-in.	12/4/1928	Sonny boy	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	19019	10-in.	1/18/1929	Button up your overcoat	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Happy Jack	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	19020	10-in.	1/18/1929	I want to be bad	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Happy Jack	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	19062	10-in.	2/21/1929	The song I love	Dick Robertson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	lyricist
Edison	19119	10-in.	3/22/1929	I want to be bad	Ermine Calloway	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	19137	10-in.	4/2/1929	My lucky star	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	19169	10-in.	4/25/1929	I wish I had died in my cradle (Before I grew up to love you)	Jimson Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist

(Results 1051-1075 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.