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 201-225 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBVE-61076	10-in.	3/2/1931	One more time	Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Bing Crosby	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-62939	10-in.	11/5/1930	You are the melody (I am only the words)	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-62940	10-in.	11/5/1930	(There's something about an) Old fashioned girl	Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-63604	10-in.	8/28/1930	Don't tell her (what's happened to me)	Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-64608	10-in.	11/4/1930	Never swat a fly	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-64830	10-in.	12/19/1930	I am only the words, you are the melody	Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BRC-69021	10-in.	5/8/1931	One more time	Washboard Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-69987	10-in.	6/29/1931	Come to me	Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70156	10-in.	8/7/1931	Life is just a bowl of cherries	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70157	10-in.	8/7/1931	This is the missus	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70158	10-in.	8/8/1931	My song	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BRC-70159	10-in.	8/8/1931	The thrill is gone	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BRC-70290	10-in.	10/19/1931	That's why darkies were born	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70922	10-in.	10/29/1931	You try somebody else	Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70953	10-in.	11/18/1931	You try somebody else	Russ Columbo	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BRC-71895	10-in.	2/24/1932	There I go dreaming again	George Olsen and his Music ; Ethel Shutta	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-71896	10-in.	2/24/1932	You can make my life a bed of roses (Marry me)	Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	CSHQ-71907	12-in.	3/2/1932	Dance selections from Hot-cha	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male and female vocal solos	lyricist
Victor	LSHQ-71908	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	3/2/1932	Dance music from Hot-cha and Face the music	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos and male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BRC-71986	10-in.	3/23/1932	Say	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BRC-71988	10-in.	3/23/1932	There's nothing the matter with me	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-73559	10-in.	9/21/1932	My sophisticated daddy	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-73872	10-in.	10/27/1932	Strike me pink	Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-73873	10-in.	10/27/1932	Let's call it a day	Frank Munn ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-75374	10-in.	3/7/1933	I hate to think that you'll grow old, baby	Ramona	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

(Results 201-225 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.