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 201-225 of 1104 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBVE-61076 | 10-in. | 3/2/1931 | One more time | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Bing Crosby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62939 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | You are the melody (I am only the words) | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62940 | 10-in. | 11/5/1930 | (There's something about an) Old fashioned girl | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-63604 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | Don't tell her (what's happened to me) | Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-64608 | 10-in. | 11/4/1930 | Never swat a fly | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-64830 | 10-in. | 12/19/1930 | I am only the words, you are the melody | Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-69021 | 10-in. | 5/8/1931 | One more time | Washboard Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-69987 | 10-in. | 6/29/1931 | Come to me | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70156 | 10-in. | 8/7/1931 | Life is just a bowl of cherries | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70157 | 10-in. | 8/7/1931 | This is the missus | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70158 | 10-in. | 8/8/1931 | My song | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-70159 | 10-in. | 8/8/1931 | The thrill is gone | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-70290 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | That's why darkies were born | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70922 | 10-in. | 10/29/1931 | You try somebody else | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70953 | 10-in. | 11/18/1931 | You try somebody else | Russ Columbo | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-71895 | 10-in. | 2/24/1932 | There I go dreaming again | George Olsen and his Music ; Ethel Shutta | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-71896 | 10-in. | 2/24/1932 | You can make my life a bed of roses (Marry me) | Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | CSHQ-71907 | 12-in. | 3/2/1932 | Dance selections from Hot-cha | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male and female vocal solos | lyricist | |
| Victor | LSHQ-71908 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 3/2/1932 | Dance music from Hot-cha and Face the music | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos and male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-71986 | 10-in. | 3/23/1932 | Say | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-71988 | 10-in. | 3/23/1932 | There's nothing the matter with me | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73559 | 10-in. | 9/21/1932 | My sophisticated daddy | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73872 | 10-in. | 10/27/1932 | Strike me pink | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-73873 | 10-in. | 10/27/1932 | Let's call it a day | Frank Munn ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75374 | 10-in. | 3/7/1933 | I hate to think that you'll grow old, baby | Ramona | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Lew," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
Brown, Lew. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108996.
"Brown, Lew." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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