Bert Lown
Bert Lown (born Albert Charles Lown; 6 June 1903 – 20 November 1962) was a violinist, orchestra leader, and songwriter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 6, 1903 (White Plains), Died November 2, 1962 (Portland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, songwriter, leader, composer, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-53052 | 10-in. | 4/23/1931 | Now you're in my arms | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-53053 | 10-in. | 4/23/1931 | I "wanna" sing about you | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BRC-53054 | 10-in. | 4/23/1931 | Let me hum a hymn to her tonight | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-62277 | 10-in. | 6/17/1930 | Bye bye blues | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62685 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Bye bye blues | Henny Hendrickson ; Louisville Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-63660 | 10-in. | 9/17/1930 | Bye bye blues | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-63670 | 10-in. | 9/25/1930 | I'm yours | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | director | |
| Victor | BVE-63671 | 10-in. | 9/25/1930 | Here comes the sun | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | director | |
| Victor | BVE-64348 | 10-in. | 10/17/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | director | |
| Victor | BVE-64349 | 10-in. | 10/17/1930 | The penalty of love | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-64371 | 10-in. | 11/24/1930 | And then your lips met mine | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-64372 | 10-in. | 11/24/1930 | Crying myself to sleep! | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-64625 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | You're simply delish | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-64626 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | You're the one I care for | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, director | |
| Victor | BVE-67404 | 10-in. | 1/19/1931 | Heartaches | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67423 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | I'm so afraid of you | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67424 | 10-in. | 1/27/1931 | By my side | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-67486 | 10-in. | 3/5/1931 | Please don't talk about me when I'm gone | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67487 | 10-in. | 3/5/1931 | When your lover has gone | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67488 | 10-in. | 3/5/1931 | I've found what I wanted in you | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67499 | 10-in. | 3/12/1931 | When I take my sugar to tea | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67500 | 10-in. | 3/12/1931 | Were you sincere? | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67744 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | You're the one I care for | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-67750 | 10-in. | 1/2/1931 | Lonesome lover | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67751 | 10-in. | 1/2/1931 | To whom it may concern | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67771 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | Say hello to the folks back home | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67772 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | My Missouri home | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-67773 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | They satisfy | Bert Lown Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-68801 | 10-in. | 3/12/1931 | Running between the raindrops | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-69680 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | Never | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | director | |
| Victor | BRC-69681 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | I'm painting pictures | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-69682 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | After tonight | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-69940 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | June time is love time (For everyone but me) | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-69941 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | That little boy of mine | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-69942 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | The hour of parting | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BVE-69947 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | The first girl I met (Was the last girl I loved) | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70171 | 10-in. | 8/18/1931 | My success | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70172 | 10-in. | 8/18/1931 | Alone in a corner | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70173 | 10-in. | 8/18/1931 | I can't get Mississippi off my mind | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70213 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Sweet summer breeze | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70214 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Let's drift away on Dreamer's Bay | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70215 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | You call it madness | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70236 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | Then came the dawn | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70237 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | Blues in my heart | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-70238 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | There's no one else but you | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-71220 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | The more you hurt me (The more you make me care) | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BRC-71221 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | Tired | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-71222 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | Was that the human thing to do | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73172 | 10-in. | 8/9/1932 | I can't believe it's true | Bert Lown Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73173 | 10-in. | 8/9/1932 | Over the week-end (I fell in love) | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band (take 3); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2) | director | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73174 | 10-in. | 8/9/1932 | I wish I had wings | Bert Lown Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (take 3); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2) | director | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73175 | 10-in. | 8/9/1932 | I'm yours for tonight | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73176 | 10-in. | 8/9/1932 | Goodbye to love | Bert Lown Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-76147 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | It was a night in June | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76148 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | I cover the waterfront | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Mac Ceppos | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76152 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | We'll have a honeymoon someday | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76153 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | Mississippi basin | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Eddie Farley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76154 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | I'll build a nest | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76155 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | My heart's desire | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76156 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | Isn't it heavenly | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76451 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | Moonstruck | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76452 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | Learn to croon | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76453 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | Charlie's home | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Eddie Farley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76454 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | A fool in love | Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76455 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | Here you come with love | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Eddie Farley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76456 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | I've got to pass your house to get to my house | Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76457 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | Can't we meet again? | Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-76458 | 10-in. | 6/14/1933 | Black panther | Bert Lown Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D7VB-1159 | 10-in. | 11/13/1947 | Bye-bye blues | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147961 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Tomorrow's violets | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 147962 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane | Bert Lown Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 147963 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Redskin | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Tom Frawley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 148178 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Big city blues | Bert Lown and his Loungers | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 148179 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Here comes my ball and chain | Bert Lown and his Loungers | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 148180 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | The jazz me blues | Bert Lown and his Loungers | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | [W]148517 | 10-in. | 5/13/1929 | I'm disappointed in you | Jack Carney ; Tom Clines and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]149740 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Only a rose | Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | leader | |
| Columbia | [W]149741 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Under a Texas moon | Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Columbia | [W]149742 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | If I were king | Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown ; Frank Smith | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W150655 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | (Under the sun, it's anyone) Under the moon, it's you | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Columbia | W150656 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Bye bye blues | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter, leader | |
| Columbia | [W]150694 | 10-in. | 8/5/1930 | Bye bye blues | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150784 | 10-in. | 9/11/1930 | Maybe it's love | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W150785 | 10-in. | 9/11/1930 | I'll be blue, just thinking of you (From now on) | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | W150971 | 10-in. | 11/24/1930 | You're the one I care for | Mickie Alpert and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]151112 | 10-in. | 12/13/1930 | You're the one I care for | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W151227 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | You're the one I care for | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]151235 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | You're the one I care for | Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W151471 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | By my side | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | C1402 | 10-in. | 6/15/1936 | Bye bye blues | Hoosier Hot Shots | Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W404433 | 10-in. | 9/8/1930 | Bye bye blues | Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W404583 | 10-in. | 12/20/1930 | You're the one I care for | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E33441 | 10-in. | 7/17/1930 | Bye bye blues | Tom Clines and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E35470 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | You’re the one I care for | Mark Fisher’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36027 | 10-in. | 2/5/1931 | You’re the one I care for | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36045 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | By my side | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30400-E30401 | 10-in. | July 1929 | I’m disappointed in you | Tom Clines and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C6419 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Bye bye blues | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C6541 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | You’re the one I care for | Tom Gerun Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Brunswick | C6542 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | You’re the one I care for | Tom Gerun Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C7389 | 10-in. | 2/6/1931 | By my side | Tom Gerun Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL3239 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | You're the one I care for | Josephine Baker ; Casino de Paris, Mélodic Jazz ; Edmond Mahieux | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lown, Bert," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109630.
Lown, Bert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109630.
"Lown, Bert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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