Alfred Bryan

Alfred Bryan (September 15, 1871 – April 1, 1958) was a Canadian lyricist.

Bryan was born in Brantford, Ontario. He worked as an arranger in New York and wrote lyrics for many Broadway shows in the late 1910s and early 1920s. In the 1920s he moved to Hollywood to write lyrics for screen musicals.

Bryan worked with several composers during his career. Among his collaborators were Henriette Blanke-Belcher, Fred Fischer, Al Sherman, Larry Stock and Joe McCarthy. Perhaps his most successful song was "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier" (1915), with music by Al Piantadosi. The song sold 650,000 copies during the first three months and became one of 1915's top-selling songs in the United States. Although Bryan himself was not a committed pacifist, he described the American public's anti-war sentiments in his lyrics.

He died in Gladstone, New Jersey, aged 86.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 15, 1871 (Brantford), Died April 1, 1958 (Gladstone)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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Recordings (Results 476-500 of 513 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 6303 10-in. 7/23/1918 Wee, wee, Marie! Rachael Grant ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6904 10-in. 8/7/1919 I've made up my mind to mind a maid made up like you Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7031 10-in. 11/25/1919 Sahara (We'll soon be dry like you) Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7160 10-in. 2/13/1920 The hen and the cow (A dream of the past) Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7194 10-in. 3/2/1920 Who ate Napoleons with Josephine (When Bonaparte was away)? Maurice Burkhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7250 10-in. 3/30/1920 Hiawatha's melody of love Elizabeth Lennox ; Betsy Lane Shepherd Female vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7598 10-in. 10/25/1920 Beautiful Annabel Lee Alfred Curtis Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 10531 10-in. 7/29/1925 Row, row, Rosie! Arthur Hall ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; John Ryan ; Mike Speciale Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Edison 10661 10-in. 11/2/1925 Brown eyes, why are you blue? Dave Kaplan ; That Singing Four Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Edison 10746 10-in. 12/31/1925 Don't be afraid to come home George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 10984 10-in. 5/14/1926 Blue bonnet—you make me feel blue Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 11015 10-in. 5/28/1926 Blue bonnet—you make me feel blue Frank Braidwood ; Irwin Dash Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Edison 11029 10-in. 6/7/1926 There's a blue ridge in my heart, Virginia Henry Fairbank ; John E. Myers Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 11632 10-in. 4/6/1927 After I gave my heart to you Sibyl Sanderson Fagan Ensemble Instrumental ensemble, with whistling songwriter  
Edison 11654 10-in. 4/15/1927 There's something nice about everyone but there's everything nice about you Palais D'Or Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 11699 10-in. 5/16/1927 Room for two Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Yates Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 11744 10-in. 6/17/1927 Red lips, kiss my blues away Bachelors Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 11802 10-in. 7/19/1927 Simple Spanish maid Duke Yellman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 11897 10-in. 9/19/1927 Blue river Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 18087 10-in. 12/8/1927 Flaming Ruth Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 18202 10-in. 1/30/1928 Japansy Jack Stillman Orchestra ; The Rollickers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet lyricist  
Edison 18318 10-in. 3/20/1928 In the sweet bye and bye Theo Alban ; Duke Yellman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 18364 10-in. 4/4/1928 Whisper sweet and whisper low Al Lynn ; Music Masters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 18430 10-in. 4/21/1928 Blueberry Lane Clyde Doerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Edison 18555 10-in. 5/31/1928 Cherie chilly-pom-pom-pee Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 476-500 of 513 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bryan, Alfred," accessed May 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.

Bryan, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.

"Bryan, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 May 2024.

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