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 376-400 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W80668	10-in.	3/23/1927	There's something nice about everyone (But there's everything nice about you)	Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	W80699	10-in.	4/6/1927	Red lips, kiss my blues away!	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W80828	10-in.	5/3/1927	Red lips—kiss my blues away	Alma Rotter	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	lyricist
OKeh	W81274	10-in.	8/25/1927	Blue river	Seger Ellis ; Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W81301	10-in.	9/1/1927	Blue river	Sophie Tucker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	W400715	10-in.	5/28/1928	Chilly pom pom pee	Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W400770	10-in.	6/8/1928	Don't keep me in the dark, bright eyes	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
OKeh	W400776	10-in.	6/11/1928	Don't keep me in the dark, bright eyes	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
OKeh	W401163	10-in.	9/28/1928	My window of dreams	Seger Ellis ; Southern Melody Artists [Lou Gold Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402126	10-in.	8/10/1928	Come be my rainbow	Scottdale String Band	String band	lyricist
OKeh	W402858	10-in.	8/16/1929	My song of the Nile	Justin Ring Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402879	10-in.	8/23/1929	My song of the Nile	Smith Ballew ; Roy Smeck’s Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402884	10-in.	8/27/1929	My song of the Nile	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
OKeh	W402971	10-in.	9/20/1929	My lover (Master of my heart)	Seger Ellis ; Joe Green ; Royal Music Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W403020	10-in.	10/2/1929	Somebody mighty like you	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
OKeh	W403081	10-in.	10/18/1929	If I can't have you (If you can't have me)	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	W404817	10-in.	1/26/1931	When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane and I was your Little Boy Blue	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 1062-A]	10-in.	approximately June-July 1918	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	1178	10-in.	approximately July 1917	Joan of Arc	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5196-b]	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1917	Sweet little buttercup	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5229-b]	10-in.	approximately May 1918	Cleopatra	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E16456	10-in.	9/29/1925	Brown eyes—why are you blue?	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E23281	10-in.	5/21/1927	Room for two	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E27981	10-in.	8/6/1928	Don’t keep me in the dark, Bright Eyes	Kenn Sisson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E27986	10-in.	8/7/1928	My window of dreams	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

(Results 376-400 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.