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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 176-200 of 1104 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-51970 12-in. 5/3/1929 Gems from Hold everything Victor Light Opera Company Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-53579 10-in. 6/24/1929 My sin The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White] Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-53913 10-in. 7/10/1929 My sin Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-53924 10-in. 7/16/1929 Knopf dir deinen Mantel zu Klara Madjette Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-53975 10-in. 8/5/1929 Antos zapnij się Klara Madjette Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-55687 10-in. 9/13/1929 Sunny side up Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders ; Frank Luther Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-55689 10-in. 9/13/1929 If I had a talking picture of you Johnny Hamp ; Don Howard ; Kentucky Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-55814 10-in. 8/29/1929 Compañerito Juan Pulido Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-56162 10-in. 9/30/1929 You've got me pickin' petals off of daisies High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-56167 10-in. 10/1/1929 I'm a dreamer, aren't we all? High Hatters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-56729 10-in. 9/30/1929 If I had a talking picture of you Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-56730 10-in. 9/30/1929 I'm a dreamer (Aren't we all?) Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-57191 10-in. 12/4/1929 Turn on the heat Fats Waller Piano solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-57503 10-in. 10/24/1929 Turn on the heat Horace Heidt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BVE-57948 10-in. 12/24/1929 Sunny side up Chick Endor Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BVE-57986 10-in. 1/9/1930 Good for you—bad for me Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BVE-57987 10-in. 1/10/1930 Red hot Chicago Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-57988 10-in. 1/11/1930 Thank your father Wilbert Morgan ; Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BVE-58170 10-in. 1/8/1930 Wasn't it beautiful while it lasted? Stuart Churchill ; Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-58613 10-in. 1/22/1930 Without love Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor CVE-58665 12-in. 2/18/1930 Gems from Sunny side up Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-59164 10-in. 2/14/1930 Soy un soñador Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-59165 10-in. 2/14/1930 Si tu imagen me hablara Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-59696 10-in. 4/12/1930 Thank your father Helen Kane Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor CVE-59833 12-in. 3/19/1930 I'm a dreamer, aren't we all Coca Cola Topnotchers ; Leonard W. Joy Radio broadcast : Orchestra, with male vocal solo lyricist  
(Results 176-200 of 1104 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.

"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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