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 651-675 of 1104 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | S-7876 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | I've got the travelling choo choo blues | Rega Orchestra ; Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9328 | 10-in. | 9/1/1925 | Collegiate | Foor-Robinson Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 9552 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | Someone's stolen my sweet, sweet baby | Merritt Brunies ; Friars Inn Orchestra [Merritt Brunies] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70356 | 10-in. | Dec. 1921 | I got it, you'll get it (Just the same as me) | Harry Rose | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70767 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | True blue Sam (The traveling man) | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71361 | 10-in. | March 1923 | Seven or eleven (My Dixie pair o' dice) | Rega Orchestra ; Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71748 | 10-in. | August 1923 | I've got the Yes! We have no banana blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71794 | 10-in. | August 1923 | Last night on the back porch (I loved her best of all) | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71943 | 10-in. | October 1923 | When it's night time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72077 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Stay home little girl | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72315 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Whose lzzy is he (Is he yours or is he mine) | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72456 | 10-in. | Apr. 1924 | Red Nose (Where did you get that nose?) | Frank Ferera’s Trio ; Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72623 | 10-in. | June 1924 | I want a phos phos | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72762 | 10-in. | Aug. 1924 | Sie liebt Mich | Adolf Engel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-73288 | 10-in. | 4/2/1925 | Don't bring Lulu | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73813 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Then I'll be happy | Richard B. Gilbert | Male vocal solo, with taropatch (ukulele) | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73891 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I wouldn't be where I am if you hadn't gone away | Perry Bradford's Mean Four ; Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73950 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | What could be sweeter than you? | Harry Robinson | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 74184 | 10-in. | 6/22/1926 | I'd climb the highest mountain if I knew I'd find you | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Raderman | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74422 | 10-in. | 11/12/1926 | I'm tellin' the birds, tellin' the bees, how I love you | Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 80053 | 10-in. | 6/2/1926 | I'd climb the highest mountain (If I knew I'd find you) | Harry Raderman ; The Red Hotters | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 80057 | 10-in. | 6/3/1926 | Hi ho, the merrio (As long as she loves me) | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 80062 | 10-in. | 6/8/1926 | Hi ho the merrio as long as she loves me | Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 80148 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Give me a ukulele (and a ukulele baby) and leave the rest to me | Arkansaw Travellers ; Lem Cleg | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 80187 | 10-in. | 10/21/1926 | Here comes Fatima! (With her ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay) | Sam Lanin ; Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed May 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 May 2024.
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