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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 401-425 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E28121	10-in.	8/21/1928	My window of dreams	Miami Marimba Band [Castlewood Marimba Band]	Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E28197	10-in.	9/11/1928	Chilly pom pom pee	Victorian Syncopators	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E28313	10-in.	9/26/1928	My window of dreams	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E28602	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1928	My window of dreams	Lanin's Syncopators	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E28621	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1928	My varsity girl (I’ll cling to you)	Tex Brewster's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E29269	10-in.	February 1929	Yo te amo means I love you	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E29463	10-in.	March 1929	Florella	Colonial Club Orchestra ; Frank Munn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E29686	10-in.	4/21/1929	My heart is bluer than your eyes, cherie	Colonial Club Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	E30394	10-in.	July 1929	My song of the Nile	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E31263	10-in.	Oct. 1929	Miss Wonderful	Tom Clines and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E31264	10-in.	Oct. 1929	Somebody mighty like you	Tom Clines and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E35690	10-in.	12/4/1930	Twenty Swedes ran through the weeds (Chasing one Norwegian)	Harry Reser ; Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E35753	10-in.	12/16/1930	Lonesome lover	Willie Robyn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E35944	10-in.	1/21/1931	When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane (And I was your Little Boy Blue)	Art Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E35969	10-in.	1/31/1931	When you were the blossom of Buttercup Lane and I was your Little Boy Blue	Crooning Troubadours ; Nick Lucas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E36677	10-in.	4/30/1931	Rock me in a cradle of Kalua	Castlewood Marimba Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E36683	10-in.	5/5/1931	Rock me in a cradle of Kalua	Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E36920	10-in.	7/10/1931	Give me your affection, honey	Californians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E36977	10-in.	7/17/1931	Give me your affection (Honey)	Will Osborne and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37345	10-in.	10/30/1931	I want to dream by the old mill stream	Frank and James Mccravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Brunswick	E37374	10-in.	11/24/1931	Pagan moon	Abe Lyman's California Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E3030-E3031	10-in.	5/12/1926	Blue bonnet, you make me feel blue	Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E3093-E3095	10-in.	5/22/1926	Her beaus are only rainbows	The Ambassadors	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E3777-E3778	10-in.	9/16/1926	Her beaus are only rainbows	Bessie Coldiron	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E3814-E3815	10-in.	9/23/1926	Her beaus are only rainbows	Bessie Coldiron	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist

(Results 401-425 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.