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 276-300 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W140974	10-in.	9/16/1925	Brown eyes, why are you blue?	Nubs Allen	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	141039	10-in.	9/23/1925	Brown eyes—why are you blue?	Billy West	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W141131	10-in.	10/9/1925	Brown eyes, why are you blue?	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	141400	10-in.	12/16/1925	Don't be afraid to come home	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W141521	10-in.	1/19/1926	Don't be afraid to come home	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W141686	10-in.	2/17/1926	Love me and I'll live forever	Tom Burke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	141718	10-in.	2/24/1926	Come back, Marguerite	The Record Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W141947	10-in.	4/12/1926	For heaven's sake	Frank Harris ; Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	141981	10-in.	4/19/1926	Blue bonnet, you make me feel blue	Irving Kaufman ; Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W142134	10-in.	5/3/1926	Blue bonnet—you make me feel blue	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W142199	10-in.	5/12/1926	(There's a blue ridge in my heart) Virginia	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	songwriter
Columbia	142239	10-in.	5/24/1926	Iyone—my own Iyone	Night Club Orchestra ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W142273	10-in.	6/2/1926	Iyone—my own Iyone	Frank Ferera ; Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with steel guitar and male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W142409	10-in.	7/9/1926	Her beaus are only rainbows	Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W142419	10-in.	7/12/1926	Her beaus are only rainbows	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W143276	10-in.	1/9/1927	Silver song bird	Charles Kaley ; Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	143321	10-in.	1/19/1927	You went away too far (And stayed away too long)	Jimmy Flynn ; Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	143369	10-in.	1/31/1927	There's everything nice about you	The Westerners ; Jack Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143740	10-in.	4/1/1927	You went away too far and stayed away too long	Charles Kaley	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Columbia	143742	10-in.	4/5/1927	Red lips, kiss my blues away	Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W143792	10-in.	3/28/1927	There's everything nice about you	Peabody Trio ; The Seven Aces	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	W144016	10-in.	4/10/1927	Red lips—kiss my blues away	Don Howard ; Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Harry Maxfield	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Columbia	W144020	10-in.	4/12/1927	Red lips—kiss my blues away	Billy Day	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	144040	10-in.	4/18/1927	Red lips, kiss my blues away	Honey Duke and his Uke	Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and ukulele	lyricist
Columbia	W144347	10-in.	6/17/1927	You went away too far (And stayed away too long)	Bessie Coldiron	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

(Results 276-300 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.