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 1076-1100 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	19196	10-in.	5/16/1929	My Tonia	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	19202	10-in.	5/20/1929	Little pal	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	19317	10-in.	7/26/1929	Why can't you	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	19318	10-in.	7/26/1929	Little pal	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Edison	S-89	10-in.	1928	You're the cream in my coffee (?) - Unidentified test recording	Unidentified performer(s) (Edison Records)		lyricist
Edison	N-297	10-in.	6/25/1928	Sorry for me	Three Melody Girls	Female vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-308	10-in.	6/19/1928	For old times' sake	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Edison	N-379	10-in.	8/22/1928	Pickin' cotton	The Rollickers [Edison]	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Edison	N-402	12-in.	8/31/1928	Sonny boy	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	N-433	12-in.	9/15/1928	What d'ya say	Collette Lyons	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-445	12-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	N-611	10-in.	12/4/1928	Sonny boy	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-710	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	N-711	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	N-753	10-in.	2/21/1929	The song I love	Dick Robertson	Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo	lyricist
Edison	N-810	10-in.	3/22/1929	I want to be bad	Ermine Calloway	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-830	10-in.	4/2/1929	My lucky star	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	N-871	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
Edison	N-900	12-in.	5/16/1929	My Tonia	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-906	10-in.	5/20/1929	Little pal	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	N-1041	10-in.	7/26/1929	Why can't you	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-1042	10-in.	7/26/1929	Little pal	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Edison	N-1132	10-in.	9/17/1929	Without a song	B. A. Rolfe Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Edison	N-1194	10-in.	10/9/1929	I'm a dreamer (Aren't we all?)	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Gramophone	0LA1293	10-in.	10/15/1936	Shine	Stephane Grappelli ; Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Django Reinhardt ; Freddy Taylor	Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 1076-1100 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.