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. |
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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 144489 | 10-in. | 7/22/1927 | Blue river | The Harmonizers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144545 | 10-in. | 8/17/1927 | Blue river | Billy "Uke" Carpenter | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and ukulele | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144771 | 10-in. | 10/27/1927 | Blue River | Frank Harris ; Hollywood Orchestra ; Vincent Rose ; Jackie Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144929 | 10-in. | 10/29/1927 | Rose of the lane | Columbians ; Elliott Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 144950 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Fair co-ed | Frank Farrell ; Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144953 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Blue river | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144970 | 10-in. | 11/11/1927 | Love is just a little bit of heaven | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145663 | 10-in. | 2/23/1928 | Humoreskimo | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 145699 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | In the sweet bye and bye | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145747 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | My heart is in the roses | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145831 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | Japansy | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 146279 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | Whisper sweet and whisper low | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146285 | 10-in. | 4/30/1928 | Whisper sweet and whisper low | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 146301 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Chilly pom pom pee | University Six | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146334 | 10-in. | 5/25/1928 | Felix the Cat | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146374 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | Chilly pom pom pee | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Columbia | 146412 | 10-in. | 6/7/1928 | Don't keep me in the dark, bright eyes | Andy Sannella All Star Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 146449 | 10-in. | 6/14/1928 | He's worth his weight in gold | Irving Gillette | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146498 | 10-in. | 6/28/1928 | Blueberry Lane | Carl Haworth | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146579 | 10-in. | 6/25/1928 | Don't keep me in the dark, bright eyes | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146589 | 10-in. | 6/27/1928 | Don't keep me in the dark, bright eyes | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 146616 | 10-in. | 7/3/1928 | My window of dreams | Ernie Golden and his Orchestra ; Arthur Fields | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146749 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | My window of dreams | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W146974 | 10-in. | 9/10/1928 | My window of dreams | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147693 | 10-in. | 12/4/1928 | Wear a hat with a silver lining | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bryan, Alfred," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.
Bryan, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.
"Bryan, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.
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