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 176-200 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CVE-51970	12-in.	5/3/1929	Gems from Hold everything	Victor Light Opera Company	Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-53579	10-in.	6/24/1929	My sin	The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White]	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-53913	10-in.	7/10/1929	My sin	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-53924	10-in.	7/16/1929	Knopf dir deinen Mantel zu	Klara Madjette	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-53975	10-in.	8/5/1929	Antos zapnij się	Klara Madjette	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-55687	10-in.	9/13/1929	Sunny side up	Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders ; Frank Luther	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-55689	10-in.	9/13/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Johnny Hamp ; Don Howard ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-55814	10-in.	8/29/1929	Compañerito	Juan Pulido	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-56162	10-in.	9/30/1929	You've got me pickin' petals off of daisies	High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-56167	10-in.	10/1/1929	I'm a dreamer, aren't we all?	High Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-56729	10-in.	9/30/1929	If I had a talking picture of you	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-56730	10-in.	9/30/1929	I'm a dreamer (Aren't we all?)	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-57191	10-in.	12/4/1929	Turn on the heat	Fats Waller	Piano solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-57503	10-in.	10/24/1929	Turn on the heat	Horace Heidt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-57948	10-in.	12/24/1929	Sunny side up	Chick Endor	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BVE-57986	10-in.	1/9/1930	Good for you—bad for me	Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-57987	10-in.	1/10/1930	Red hot Chicago	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-57988	10-in.	1/11/1930	Thank your father	Wilbert Morgan ; Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-58170	10-in.	1/8/1930	Wasn't it beautiful while it lasted?	Stuart Churchill ; Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-58613	10-in.	1/22/1930	Without love	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	CVE-58665	12-in.	2/18/1930	Gems from Sunny side up	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-59164	10-in.	2/14/1930	Soy un soñador	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-59165	10-in.	2/14/1930	Si tu imagen me hablara	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-59696	10-in.	4/12/1930	Thank your father	Helen Kane	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	CVE-59833	12-in.	3/19/1930	I'm a dreamer, aren't we all	Coca Cola Topnotchers ; Leonard W. Joy	Radio broadcast : Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 176-200 of 1107 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.