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 1-25 of 1107 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-10373	10-in.	5/23/1911	Good-bye, old gal	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11330	10-in.	12/5/1911	That hypnotizing man	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11520	10-in.	1/29/1912	Where you goin'?	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	B-11651	10-in.	3/1/1912	I would like to try it, but I'm just a bit afraid	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-11793	10-in.	3/26/1912	Please don't take my lovin' man away	Edna Brown	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-12647	10-in.	11/22/1912	Parisienne	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Victor	B-13244	10-in.	5/6/1913	Floating down the river on the Alabam'	Heidelberg Quintette	Male vocal quintet, with soloist and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13310	10-in.	5/14/1913	Come and kiss your little baby	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-13871	10-in.	9/29/1913	Kiss me goodnight!	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-13950	10-in.	10/10/1913	At the midnight masquerade	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14094	10-in.	11/18/1913	I'm afraid I'm beginning to love you	Helen Clark ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-14230	10-in.	12/22/1913	The ragtime dream	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-14573	10-in.	3/16/1914	Celebratin' day in Tennessee	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14636	10-in.	3/26/1914	Everybody loves my girl	Billy Watkins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-15739	10-in.	2/25/1915	They start in to do battle again	George L. Thompson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	B-16892	10-in.	12/10/1915	Is there still room for me 'neath the old apple tree?	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19109	10-in.	1/22/1917	The Honolulu hicki boola boo	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19177	10-in.	2/14/1917	To any girl	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19691	10-in.	5/4/1917	What kind of an American are you?	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-20082	10-in.	6/22/1917	I may be gone for a long, long time	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21004	10-in.	10/25/1917	Give me the moonlight, give me the girl (And leave the rest to me)	Henry Jordan [i.e., Charles Hart]	Male vocal solo, with bells and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21418	10-in.	1/15/1918	Au revoir but not goodbye, soldier boy	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21460	10-in.	2/20/1918	I'll come back to you when it's all over	William F. Larkin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21639	10-in.	3/28/1918	I'll come back to you when it's all over	Percy Hemus	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-21684	10-in.	4/18/1918	I may stay away a little longer	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 1107 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.