Al Lewis

Al Lewis (April 18, 1901 – April 4, 1967) was an American lyricist, songwriter and music publisher. He is thought of mostly as a Tin Pan Alley era lyricist; however, he did write music on occasion as well. Professionally he was most active during the 1920s working into the 1950s. During this time, he most often collaborated with popular songwriters Al Sherman and Abner Silver. Among his most famous songs are "Blueberry Hill" and "You Gotta Be a Football Hero".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 18, 1901 (New York City), Died April 4, 1967 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer, tenor vocal

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 279 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-064901 10-in. 9/18/1941 Ma-ma-Maria Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Smoothies Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-064902 10-in. 9/18/1941 Rose O'Day (The filla-ga-dusha song) Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Smoothies Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-066445 10-in. 7/1/1941 Under blue Canadian skies Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-067745 10-in. 9/3/1941 Ma-ma-Maria (Fee-dle, ee-dle-lee, fee-dle, ee-dle-la) Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet songwriter  
Victor BS-067891 10-in. 9/19/1941 Rose O'Day (The filla-ga-dusha song) Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-068380 10-in. 12/1/1941 The meanest thing you ever did was kiss me Dawn Patrol Boys ; Dolly Dawn Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-068490 10-in. 12/17/1941 Pretty little busy-body Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Victor BS-068679 10-in. 12/18/1941 Pretty little busy body Marilyn Duke ; Jack Fay ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet songwriter  
Victor BS-068759 10-in. 12/29/1941 Pretty little busy-body Wood-Nymphs ; Barry Wood Male vocal solo and female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor PBS-072558 10-in. 7/30/1942 (As long as you're not in love with anyone else) Why don't you fall in love with me Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-075444 10-in. 7/22/1942 Why don't you fall in love with me (As long as you're not in love with anyone else) Barry Wood Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-075574 10-in. 7/22/1942 (As long as you're not in love with anyone else) Why don't you fall in love with me Hal McIntyre Orchestra ; Jerry Stuart Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-075578 10-in. 7/24/1942 (As long as you're not in love with anyone else) Why don't you fall in love with me Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-075700 10-in. 7/31/1942 Under a strawberry moon Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor E0VB-3748 10-in. 8/7/1950 Cincinnatti dancing pig Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart Male vocal solo, with string band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-0153 10-in. 2/18/1947 My young and foolish heart Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1763 10-in. 10/20/1947 Gonna get a girl Larry Green ; Larry Green Orchestra Vocal trio, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D9AB-2549 10-in. 11/23/1949 Way back home Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-Test-178 10-in. 4/19/1929 At the peep of dawn Austin "Skin" Young Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1928-04-25-01] 10-in. 4/25/1928 Schewing bum Al Lewis Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1928-04-25-02] 10-in. 4/25/1928 Sweet letter from you Al Lewis Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W141441 10-in. 12/29/1925 Sweet child Ipana Troubadours ; Billy Jones ; Sam Lanin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 141446 10-in. 12/30/1925 Sweet child Robert Benjamin ; Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 142736 10-in. 10/6/1926 Broken hearted Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W142833 10-in. 10/18/1926 Broken hearted Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano songwriter  
(Results 101-125 of 279 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lewis, Al," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109001.

Lewis, Al. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109001.

"Lewis, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109001

External Sources

Wikipedia: Al Lewis (lyricist)

Discogs: Al Lewis

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lewis, Al, 1901-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90011011

Wikidata: Al Lewis (lyricist) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4704297

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53709574

MusicBrainz: Al Lewis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/05fdcf87-8d59-406e-a024-0107e96f3675

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