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 476-500 of 514 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	6303	10-in.	7/23/1918	Wee, wee, Marie!	Rachael Grant ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6904	10-in.	8/7/1919	I've made up my mind to mind a maid made up like you	Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7031	10-in.	11/25/1919	Sahara (We'll soon be dry like you)	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7160	10-in.	2/13/1920	The hen and the cow (A dream of the past)	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7194	10-in.	3/2/1920	Who ate Napoleons with Josephine (When Bonaparte was away)?	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7250	10-in.	3/30/1920	Hiawatha's melody of love	Elizabeth Lennox ; Betsy Lane Shepherd	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7598	10-in.	10/25/1920	Beautiful Annabel Lee	Alfred Curtis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10531	10-in.	7/29/1925	Row, row, Rosie!	Arthur Hall ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; John Ryan ; Mike Speciale	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Edison	10661	10-in.	11/2/1925	Brown eyes, why are you blue?	Dave Kaplan ; That Singing Four	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Edison	10746	10-in.	12/31/1925	Don't be afraid to come home	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10984	10-in.	5/14/1926	Blue bonnet—you make me feel blue	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	11015	10-in.	5/28/1926	Blue bonnet—you make me feel blue	Frank Braidwood ; Irwin Dash	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Edison	11029	10-in.	6/7/1926	There's a blue ridge in my heart, Virginia	Henry Fairbank ; John E. Myers	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11632	10-in.	4/6/1927	After I gave my heart to you	Sibyl Sanderson Fagan Ensemble	Instrumental ensemble, with whistling	songwriter
Edison	11654	10-in.	4/15/1927	There's something nice about everyone but there's everything nice about you	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11699	10-in.	5/16/1927	Room for two	Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Yates	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11744	10-in.	6/17/1927	Red lips, kiss my blues away	Bachelors	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	11802	10-in.	7/19/1927	Simple Spanish maid	Duke Yellman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11897	10-in.	9/19/1927	Blue river	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18087	10-in.	12/8/1927	Flaming Ruth	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18202	10-in.	1/30/1928	Japansy	Jack Stillman Orchestra ; The Rollickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	18318	10-in.	3/20/1928	In the sweet bye and bye	Theo Alban ; Duke Yellman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18364	10-in.	4/4/1928	Whisper sweet and whisper low	Al Lynn ; Music Masters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18430	10-in.	4/21/1928	Blueberry Lane	Clyde Doerr Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Edison	18555	10-in.	5/31/1928	Cherie chilly-pom-pom-pee	Radio Franks	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 476-500 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.