Lew Brown
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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 (Results 551-575 of 1104 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W147519 | 10-in. | 11/20/1928 | To know you is to love you | The Benson All-Star Orchestra ; Edgar A. Benson ; Cloyd Griswold | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W147525 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | Sonny boy | Milton Charles ; Ned Miller | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147682 | 10-in. | 11/28/1928 | My Tonia | Ed Blossom and his New Englanders [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tom Frawley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147729 | 10-in. | 12/26/1928 | The song I love | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147735 | 10-in. | 12/28/1928 | You wouldn't fool me, would you? | Arthur Ross and his Westerners [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147738 | 10-in. | 12/31/1928 | Button up your overcoat | Buddy Golden and his Michigan Wolverines | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147739 | 10-in. | 12/31/1928 | I want to be bad | Buddy Golden and his Michigan Wolverines | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147776 | 10-in. | 1/12/1929 | Button up your overcoat | Buddy Golden and his Michigan Wolverines ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147777 | 10-in. | 1/12/1929 | My lucky star | Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147778 | 10-in. | 1/12/1929 | I want to be bad | Buddy Golden and his Michigan Wolverines ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147779 | 10-in. | 1/14/1929 | You're the cream in my coffee | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147780 | 10-in. | 1/14/1929 | To know you is to love you | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147795 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | The song I love | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147796 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | My Tonia | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]147914 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | I wish I had died in my cradle (Before I grew up to love you) | Jack Miller | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147926 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | Button up your overcoat | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W147950 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | My lucky star | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148029 | 10-in. | 3/11/1929 | Button up your overcoat | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]148076 | 10-in. | 3/14/1929 | Button up your overcoat | Patsy Young | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]148077 | 10-in. | 3/14/1929 | I want to be bad | Patsy Young | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148083 | 10-in. | 3/15/1929 | You wouldn't fool me, would you? | Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148157 | 10-in. | 4/1/1929 | My sin | Charles W. Hamp | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148168 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | Little pal | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148169 | 10-in. | 4/3/1929 | Why can't you | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148183 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | I'm in seventh heaven | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed June 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 June 2024.
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LCNAR: Brown, Lew - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90010584
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