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 451-475 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C1137-C1139	10-in.	9/6/1927	Blue river	The Morgan-Clark Music Masters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	C1960-C1961	10-in.	5/21/1928	Chilly pom-pom-pee	Jimmy Joy ; St. Anthony Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	LTR232	10-in.	10/10/1929	Song of the Nile	Billy Lennon	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE634	10-in.	10/19/1929	If I can’t have you (If you can’t have me)	Earl Burtnett Biltmore Trio	Male vocal trio, with guitars, piano, and harp	lyricist
Brunswick	DAL693	10-in.	10/19/1928	Down in the old cherry orchard	Sloane and Threadgill	Vocal duet, with guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	PB464-PB465	10-in.	Apr. 1928	Whisper sweet and whisper low	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	1266W-1269W	10-in.	8/31/1925	Brown eyes, why are you blue?	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 112-a]	10-in.	July 1927	You went away too far (And stayed away too long)	Harry Shalson	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 112-b]	10-in.	July 1927	Underneath the clover moon	Harry Shalson	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	1115	10-in.	7/11/1912	There'll come a day	Elizabeth Spencer ; John Young	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2928	10-in.	between 4/1/1914 and 4/6/1914	There'll come a day	Elizabeth Spencer ; John Young	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	2947	10-in.	between 4/9/1914 and 4/15/1914	I'm on my way to Mandalay	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3280	10-in.	Sept. 1914	When it's night time down in Burgundy	Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3584	10-in.	2/15/1915	I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier	Helen Clark	Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Edison	3956	10-in.	7/12/1915	Over the hills to Mary	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5367	10-in.	2/15/1917	She's Dixie all the time	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5561	10-in.	5/15/1917	It's time for every boy to be a soldier	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5583	10-in.	5/24/1917	My Yokohama girl	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5689	10-in.	7/17/1917	Joan of Arc, they are calling you	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5791	10-in.	9/18/1917	It's a long way back to dear old Mother's knee	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5944	10-in.	12/27/1917	Lorraine	Vernon Dalhart	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6040	10-in.	Feb. 1918	Chimes of Normandy	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6061	10-in.	Mar. 1918	Sweet little buttercup	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6105	10-in.	3/31/1918	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6168	10-in.	May 1918	When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter

(Results 451-475 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.