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 251-275 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	77489	10-in.	11/5/1917	Chimes of Normandy	Robert Lewis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77545	10-in.	12/3/1917	Sweet little buttercup	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77603	10-in.	12/27/1917	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77608	10-in.	1/4/1918	Lorraine	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77752	10-in.	4/3/1918	When Alexander takes his band to France	Bob White [Vernon Dalhart]	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77783	10-in.	4/22/1918	They were all out of step but Jim	Mike Bernard	Piano solo	songwriter
Columbia	77787	10-in.	4/24/1918	Girls of France	Hugh Donovan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77837	10-in.	5/19/1918	Cheer up, Father, cheer up, Mother	Arthur Hall	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77919	10-in.	6/24/1918	Cheer up Father, cheer up Mother	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77949	10-in.	7/11/1918	Oui, oui, Marie	Harry Fox	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77993	10-in.	8/14/1918	Oui, oui, Marie	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78193	10-in.	12/6/1918	On the road to Calais	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78404	10-in.	4/19/1919	Monte Cristo Jr. medley	Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	78446	10-in.	5/23/1919	I'm goin' to break that Mason-Dixon line	Harry Fox	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78583	10-in.	7/21/1919	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Columbia Saxophone Quartette	Saxophone quartet, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Columbia	78987	10-in.	2/20/1920	Only a dream of the past	Jack Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79423	10-in.	9/17/1920	I could have had you (but I let you get by)	Art Hickman's Orchestra ; Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	79536	10-in.	11/24/1920	Love nights	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	80130	10-in.	1/9/1922	Feather-bed Lane	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	80381	10-in.	6/9/1922	By the riverside	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	30278	12-in.	7/19/1909	My wild deer	Rambler Minstrel Company	Minstrels, with orchestra ("My wild deer"); vocal quartet ("I wish I was in heaven sittin' down")	lyricist
Columbia	49565	12-in.	12/31/1918	Madelon (I'll be true to the whole regiment)	Columbia Band ; Peerless Quartet	Band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W140641	10-in.	6/1/1925	Row, row, Rosie!	Eddie Cantor	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W140737	10-in.	6/30/1925	Row, row, Rosie!	Gangplank Orchestra ; Earl Gresh	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	140815	10-in.	8/6/1925	Row, row, Rosie	Arthur Fields ; Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 251-275 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.