Lew Brown

Lew Brown

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 76-100 of 1104 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-36812	10-in.	10/12/1926	Give me a ukulele and a ukulele baby (And leave the rest to me)	Mitchell Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36887	10-in.	10/30/1926	I'm tellin' the bird, tellin' the bees (How I love you)	Whispering Jack Smith	Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36909	10-in.	11/6/1926	I'm tellin' the birds, tellin' the bees (How I love you)	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-36947	10-in.	11/19/1926	Give me a ukulele and a ukulele baby and leave the rest to me	Irving Aaronson ; Commanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37177	10-in.	12/23/1926	So will I	Jack Smith	Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37408	10-in.	1/6/1927	So will I	B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra ; Joseph M. Knecht ; The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37459	10-in.	3/24/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37460	10-in.	3/22/1927	South wind	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37728	10-in.	1/21/1927	It all depends on you	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with pipe organ and piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-37828	10-in.	2/18/1927	I wonder how I look when I'm asleep	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38012	10-in.	4/27/1927	One sweet letter from you	Charles Dornberger Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38310	10-in.	3/29/1927	So blue	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38375	10-in.	4/28/1927	South wind	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (takes 5 and 6); with male vocal solo (takes 1-4)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38409	10-in.	3/25/1927	So blue	The Revelers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38465	10-in.	4/14/1927	Ask me another	Carl Mathieu ; Billy Murray	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38552	10-in.	8/30/1927	Broken hearted	Carroll C. Tate	Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38706	10-in.	4/28/1927	You won't see me, if I see you (With anybody else at all)	Whispering Jack Smith	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38722	10-in.	5/4/1927	One o'clock baby	Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38778	10-in.	5/24/1927	Broken hearted	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38779	10-in.	5/24/1927	Magnolia (Mix the lot, what have you got?)	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38786	10-in.	5/26/1927	Magnolia	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38790	10-in.	5/26/1927	One sweet letter from you	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39224	10-in.	6/7/1927	Magnolia (Mix the lot, what have you got?)	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39379	10-in.	10/28/1927	The best things in life are free	Jack Smith	Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39471	10-in.	8/18/1927	Lucky in love	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist