Brown, Lew, 1893-1958

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1893-12-10 - 1958-02-05

Biography

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.

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Au Revoir, But Not Good-Bye, Soldier Boy, 1917

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A collection of war related sheet music from the era loosely surrounding the First World War up to the period of the Second.

An artificial collection build up over several decades comprised of pieces drawn from numerous purchases, donations, and items pulled from various older collections.

Dates: Copyright: 1917

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

Flying High

Digital Image

Identifier: 1979-028-2-001.jpg

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time, 1917

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.1

Scope and Contents

Cover page notes: Grace La Rue's instantaneous success in Raymond Hitchcock and E. Ray Goetz's new musical review, "Hitchy-Koo."

Dates: Copyright: 1917

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

Red Hot Chicago, 1930

Item

Identifier: 1979.028.2

Scope and Contents

"Red Hot Chicago." George White presents a new musical comedy. Book by De Sylva, Brown, Henderson and John McGowan. Dances staged by Bobby Connolly; book staged by Edward Clarke Lilley. Copyright De Sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.

Dates: Copyright: 1930

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Sheet music collection, 1890-1950 / De Sylva, B.G.

The Birth of the Blues, 1926

Item

Identifier: 1979.028.3

Scope and Contents

"The Birth of the Blues." In the key of C. Copyright Harms, Inc.

Dates: Copyright: 1926

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Sheet music collection, 1890-1950 / Henderson, Ray

The Yanks Are At It Again, 1918

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.4

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A collection of war related sheet music from the era loosely surrounding the First World War up to the period of the Second.

An artificial collection build up over several decades comprised of pieces drawn from numerous purchases, donations, and items pulled from various older collections.

Dates: Copyright: 1918

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

Wait Till You Get Them Up in the Air Boys, 1919

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.4

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A collection of war related sheet music from the era loosely surrounding the First World War up to the period of the Second.

An artificial collection build up over several decades comprised of pieces drawn from numerous purchases, donations, and items pulled from various older collections.

Dates: Copyright: 1919

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

Wasn't It Beautiful While It Lasted?, 1930

Item

Identifier: 1979.028.2

Scope and Contents

"Wasn't It Beautiful While It Lasted?." George White presents a new musical comedy, "Flying High". Book by De Sylva, Brown, Henderson and John McGowan. Dances staged by Bobby Connolly; book staged by Edward Clarke Lilley. Copyright De sylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.

Dates: Copyright: 1930