Aubrey L. Lyles

Aubrey Lee Lyles (8 January 1884 – 28 July 1932), sometimes credited as A. L. Lyles, was an American vaudeville performer, playwright, songwriter, and lyricist. He appeared with Flournoy E. Miller as Miller and Lyles as a popular African-American comedy duo from 1905 until shortly before his death. in 1929 they appeared on film as grocers in the Vitaphone Varieties short comedy film They Know Their Groceries.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 8, 1884 (Jackson), Died July 28, 1932

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1925

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author

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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
OKeh S-70123 10-in. Aug. 1921 You can't come in Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-70124 Not documented Aug. 1921 [Unknown title(s)] Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker  
OKeh S-70902 10-in. Oct. 1922 Can't do it Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-70903 10-in. Oct. 1922 Fourth of July in Jim Town Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker  
OKeh S-70925 10-in. Oct. 1922 Election Day in Jim Town Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker  
OKeh S-70926 10-in. Oct. 1922 United Order of Possum Catchers Lodge Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-72516 10-in. 5/12/1924 The raid Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-72523 10-in. 5/14/1924 Traveling Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-72648 10-in. July 1924 The fight Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-72732 10-in. Aug. 1924 Sam and Steve Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker, author  
OKeh S-73318 10-in. Apr. 1925 Forty below Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker  
OKeh S-73319 10-in. Apr. 1925 The three halves Miller & Lyles Comic dialogue speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lyles, Aubrey L.," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104926.

Lyles, Aubrey L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104926.

"Lyles, Aubrey L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104926

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