Alfred Bryan

Alfred Bryan (September 15, 1871 – April 1, 1958) was a Canadian lyricist. Bryan was born in Brantford, Ontario. He worked as an arranger in New York and wrote lyrics for many Broadway shows in the late 1910s and early 1920s. In the 1920s he moved to Hollywood to write lyrics for screen musicals. Bryan worked with several composers during his career. Among his collaborators were Henriette Blanke-Belcher, Fred Fischer, Al Sherman, Larry Stock and Joe McCarthy. Perhaps his most successful song was "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier" (1915), with music by Al Piantadosi. The song sold 650,000 copies during the first three months and became one of 1915's top-selling songs in the United States. Although Bryan himself was not a committed pacifist, he described the American public's anti-war sentiments in his lyrics. He died in Gladstone, New Jersey, aged 86.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 15, 1871 (Brantford), Died April 1, 1958 (Gladstone)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	38980	10-in.	8/1/1913	Peg o' my heart	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39095	10-in.	11/13/1913	Flow along, river Tennessee	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39162	10-in.	12/23/1913	I'm on my way to Mandalay	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39294	10-in.	3/21/1914	Smother me with kisses	Ada Jones ; Billy Watkins	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39328	10-in.	4/16/1914	If I were the ocean and you were the shore	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39329	10-in.	4/16/1914	Who paid the rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle?	Billy Watkins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39336	10-in.	4/21/1914	On the Island of Pines	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39388	10-in.	5/19/1914	Over the Alpine Mountains	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39497	10-in.	7/17/1914	The high cost of loving	Elida Morris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39589	10-in.	10/19/1914	When it's night time down in Burgundy	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39707	10-in.	12/19/1914	Over the hills to Mary	James F. Harrison ; James Reed	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	39736	10-in.	1/6/1915	I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45852	10-in.	7/13/1915	Sweetest girl in Monterey	James F. Harrison ; James Reed	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46048	10-in.	9/23/1915	Things are getting better every day	M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	46284	10-in.	12/16/1915	She was made for love	Grace Kerns	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46345	10-in.	1/15/1916	She's good enough to be your baby's mother	Anna Chandler	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46793	10-in.	5/19/1916	Come back to Arizona	Reed Miller ; Frederick J. Wheeler	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46907	10-in.	7/12/1916	On Lake Champlain	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47256	10-in.	12/23/1916	Oh! I want to be good, but my eyes won't let me	Anna Wheaton	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47362	10-in.	2/10/1917	She's Dixie all the time	George O'Connor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47459	10-in.	4/5/1917	It's time for every boy to be a soldier	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77044	10-in.	5/10/1917	Joan of Arc	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77333	10-in.	9/13/1917	I'm crazy over every girl in France	Avon Comedy Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77407	10-in.	10/3/1917	Over the top	Columbia Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77471	10-in.	10/31/1917	Don't try to steal the sweetheart of a soldier	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 226-250 of 514 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bryan, Alfred," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.

Bryan, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.

"Bryan, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.