Nacio Herb Brown

Ignacio Herbert "Nacio Herb" Brown (February 22, 1896 – September 28, 1964) was an American composer of popular songs, movie scores and Broadway theatre music in the 1920s through the early 1950s. Amongst his most enduring work is the score for the 1952 musical film Singin' in the Rain.

Birth and Death Data: Born Deming (city in and county seat of Luna County, New Mexico, United States), Died September 28, 1964 (San Francisco (consolidated city and county in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, piano

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 407 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-028949 10-in. 11/11/1938 Temptation Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-035347 10-in. 3/24/1939 Oriental medley Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PBS-036379 10-in. 7/28/1939 Paradise Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-036810 10-in. 4/25/1939 You're an old smoothie Smoothies Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-037160 10-in. 5/31/1939 Paradise Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Nan Wynn Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-038160 10-in. 7/28/1939 The moon is low Terry Allen ; Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-038202 10-in. 6/27/1939 Pagan love song Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-040694 10-in. 8/29/1939 Good morning Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-041479 10-in. 9/20/1939 Good morning Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio composer  
Victor BS-044603 10-in. 1/12/1940 The moon is low Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band ensemble composer  
Victor BS-044604 10-in. 1/12/1940 The moon is low, part 2 Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band ensemble composer  
Victor BS-048742 10-in. 4/8/1940 My wonderful one, let's dance Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-055069 10-in. 9/7/1940 Temptation Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-058803 10-in. 12/23/1940 You stepped out of a dream Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-058887 10-in. 1/17/1941 You stepped out of a dream Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet composer  
Victor BS-060367 10-in. 1/23/1941 You stepped out of a dream Barry Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-066194 10-in. 7/8/1941 You were meant for me Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-071531 10-in. 10/6/1941 The wedding of the painted doll Lew White Organ solo, with piano, xylophone, and mixed vocal quartet (take 2); with drums (take 1) composer  
Victor BS-071922 10-in. 2/17/1942 Temptation Jack Lowe ; Arthur Austin Whittemore Piano duet composer  
Victor E0VB-3545 10-in. 2/4/1950 You are my lucky star Jud Conlon Choir ; Leo Arnaud Orchestra ; Phil Regan Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D5VB-0166 10-in. 3/27/1945 Temptation Perry Como ; Ted Steele Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-2085 10-in. 7/2/1946 You? So it's you! Four King Sisters Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0558 10-in. 6/7/1947 Tim-tayshun Hollywood Hill Billies Female-male vocal duet, with string band composer  
Victor D7VB-1758 10-in. 10/17/1947 If I steal a kiss Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D7VB-1760 10-in. 10/17/1947 What's wrong with me? Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 126-150 of 407 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Nacio Herb," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102928.

Brown, Nacio Herb. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102928.

"Brown, Nacio Herb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102928

External Sources

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LCNAR: Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80131750

Wikidata: Nacio Herb Brown - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1282487

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/71577259

MusicBrainz: Nacio Herb Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5219ac97-886d-4465-87c5-882e31976981

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/62094 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/62094

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