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 426-450 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E6429-E6431	10-in.	9/9/1927	Blue river	Jay’s Chelsea Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E16308-E16310	10-in.	9/2/1925	Brown eyes, why are you blue?	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E18103-E18105	10-in.	2/25/1926	Don’t be afraid to come home	Frank Bessinger	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Brunswick	E18424-E18426	10-in.	3/12/1926	There’s a Blue Ridge in my heart, Virginia	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E20386-E20388	10-in.	10/13/1926	Whisper—Sh!	Esther Walker	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E21862-E21864	10-in.	3/12/1927	You went away too far and stayed away too long	Castilians	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E22598-E22600	10-in.	4/22/1927	Love is just a little bit of heaven	Prince Piotti	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E23252-E23254	10-in.	5/19/1927	Red lips—kiss my blues away	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E23278-E23280	10-in.	5/21/1927	Room for two	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E25186-E25189	10-in.	11/11/1927	Blue river	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E25232-E25234	10-in.	11/17/1927	Fair co-ed	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E25234)	lyricist
Brunswick	E26091-E26092	10-in.	1/19/1928	You taught me how to love you, now teach me how to forget	Buell Kazee	Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and whistling	lyricist
Brunswick	E26868-E26870	10-in.	3/8/1928	Japansy	Frank Munn ; Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26870)	lyricist
Brunswick	E26970-E26972	10-in.	3/14/1928	In the sweet bye and bye	Anthony Galla-Rini	Accordion solo, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26972)	lyricist
Brunswick	E30609-E30610	10-in.	Aug. 1929	My song of the Nile	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E31170-E31171	10-in.	Oct. 1929	Somebody mighty like you	Orquesta de Tom Clines	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	E31172-E31173	10-in.	Oct. 1929	Miss Wonderful	Tom Clines and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	E31203-E31204	10-in.	Oct. 1929	(Things we want the most are) Hard to get	Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	songwriter
Brunswick	E31205-E31206	10-in.	Oct. 1929	You can’t believe my eyes	Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C3974	10-in.	7/30/1929	My song of the Nile	Jay Richards Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	C3988	10-in.	8/6/1929	My song of the Nile	Kalaluhi Honolulu Quartet	Instrumental quartet, with vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	C3990	10-in.	8/5/1929	My song of the Nile	Frank Sylvano	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	C3991	10-in.	8/5/1929	My song of the Nile	Frank Sylvano	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	C7116	10-in.	Dec. 1930	Lonesome lover	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C329-C331	10-in.	5/28/1926	Her beaus are only rainbows	Charley Straight Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 426-450 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.