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 Jackson (capital and largest city of Mississippi, United States;city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States), Died July 28, 1932
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1927
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. | August 1921 | You can't come in | Miller & Lyles | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | S-70124 | Not documented | August 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 | |
| Plaza | 7575 | 10-in. | 10/18/1927 | Evolution | Miller and Lyles | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Plaza | 7576 | 10-in. | 10/18/1927 | The lost aviators | Miller & Lyles | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
| Plaza | 7599 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Gwine to Africa | Miller & Lyles | Comic dialogue | speaker, author | |
| Plaza | 7600 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Moneyless debts | Aubrey L. Lyles ; Flournoy E. Miller | Comic dialogue | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lyles, Aubrey L.," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104926.
Lyles, Aubrey L.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104926.
"Lyles, Aubrey L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lyles, Aubrey L., 1884-1932 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85138480
Wikidata: Aubrey Lyles - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4819148
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/6367575
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/210528 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/210528
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