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Fleta Jan Brown

Fleta Jan Brown Spencer (March 8, 1882 – September 2, 1938) was an American songwriter, composer, pianist, and singer.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1883 (Sioux Rapids), Died September 2, 1938

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-6265 10-in. 6/11/1908 The party that wrote 'Home sweet home' never was a married man Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-6476 10-in. 9/28/1908 Barney McGee Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-6495 10-in. 10/2/1908 Love, make my dreams come true Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-6734 10-in. 1/19/1909 Pansies mean thoughts and thoughts mean you Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-9405 10-in. 9/1/1910 Tickle toes American Quartet ; Ada Jones Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11403 10-in. 12/20/1911 Come, kiss the Blarney, Mary darling That Girl Quartet Female vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-11429 10-in. 1/3/1912 Come kiss the Blarney, Mary darling Harvey Hindermyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-12513 10-in. 10/15/1912 I'll be back in the sweet bye-and-bye "That Girl" Quartet Female vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-13089 10-in. 4/7/1913 Back to the old folks at home Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-14177 10-in. 12/10/1913 In the candle light Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14749 10-in. 4/22/1914 Kiss me again (I like it) Henry Burr ; Helen Clark Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15407 10-in. 11/18/1914 When all the world's at peace Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-16920 10-in. 12/20/1915 Underneath the stars Raymond Dixon Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-18719 10-in. 11/17/1916 Somewhere my love lies dreaming James F. Harrison ; James Reed Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-18953 10-in. 1/3/1917 There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes Raymond Dixon Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-21242 10-in. 12/7/1917 Last night (You told me that you loved me) Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-28441 10-in. 8/22/1923 Kiss me with your eyes Della Baker Female vocal solo, with violin obbligato and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-29298 10-in. 1/18/1924 Rose of old Castille Lambert Murphy Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-37608 10-in. 1/5/1927 Dear heart, what might have been The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White] Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3545 10-in. ca. 1906 Jealous Ada Jones ; Len Spencer Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 4610 10-in. ca. Jan.-Oct. 1910 Tickle toes Ada Jones Female vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19760 10-in. 2/12/1912 I'd like to be in Peachland with a peach like you John E. Meyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38376 10-in. 10/24/1912 I'll be back in the sweet by and by Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38782 10-in. 4/14/1913 Back to the old folks at home Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 39155 10-in. 12/18/1913 In the candle light James F. Harrison ; Nora Watson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 47232 10-in. 12/15/1916 There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes George Wilson [James Harrod] Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77233 10-in. 8/4/1917 Last night (You told me that you loved me) Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81208 10-in. 9/11/1923 Kiss me with your eyes William A. Kennedy Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81364 10-in. 11/20/1923 Rose of Old Castile Carmela Ponselle Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81365 10-in. 11/20/1923 Kiss me with your eyes Carmela Ponselle Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 140340 10-in. 2/11/1925 Me neenyah Franklyn Baur ; Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 30278 12-in. 7/19/1909 My wild deer Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels, with orchestra ("My wild deer"); vocal quartet ("I wish I was in heaven sittin' down") composer, lyricist  
OKeh S-71868 10-in. Sept. 1923 Kiss me with your eyes Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-72263 10-in. Jan. 1924 Rose of Old Castile Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick [Br cat 5122-a] 10-in. approximately July 1917 There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes Joseph A. Phillips Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick [Br cat 5215-b] 10-in. approximately Apr. 1918 I'm yours with love and kisses Female vocal quartet (unidentified; Brunswick Records) Female vocal quartet lyricist  
Brunswick [Br cat 5221-b] 10-in. approximately Apr. 1918 Wondrous eyes of Araby Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 12085-12087 10-in. 12/11/1923 Kiss me with your eyes Allen McQuhae Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 14659-14661 10-in. 1/19/1925 Me neenyah Mario Chamlee Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick C5538 10-in. Mar. 1930 Kiss me with your eyes Ray Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) lyricist  
Edison 2899 10-in. Mar. 1914 In the candle light Helen Clark ; Emory B. Randolph Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 4434 10-in. 1/20/1916 Underneath the stars Walter Van Brunt Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 5499 10-in. 4/11/1917 There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes Vernon Dalhart Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6002 10-in. between 2/5/1918 and 2/7/1918 I'm yours with love and kisses That Girl Quartet Female vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Fleta Jan," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111483.

Brown, Fleta Jan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111483.

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

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