Philip Braham

Philip Braham (18 June 1881 – 2 May 1934) was an English composer of the early twentieth century, chiefly associated with theatrical work. From 1914, he composed music for such musicals and revues as Theodore & Co (1916) and London Calling! (1923), including several revues produced by André Charlot. His best-known song is "Limehouse Blues," which has been recorded by many artists. He wrote for film in the 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 18, 1881, Died May 2, 1934

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-28595	10-in.	9/26/1923	Dancing honeymoon	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29335	10-in.	1/22/1924	Limehouse blues	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-30056	10-in.	5/8/1924	Limehouse blues	Marcia Freer	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-34343	10-in.	1/19/1926	No one's ever kissed me	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BRC-68237	10-in.	6/16/1931	Limehouse blues	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-76722	10-in.	7/11/1933	Lime house blues	Joe Haymes Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-07382	10-in.	2/26/1937	Limehouse blues	Vernon Geyer	Organ solo	composer
Victor	MBS-032317	10-in.	before November 1939	Limehouse blues	Conjunto Dupont	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-037734	10-in.	6/19/1939	Limehouse blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-047078	10-in.	2/20/1940	Limehouse blues	Larry Clinton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-047605	10-in.	2/7/1940	Limehouse blues	Curly Hicks ; Taproom Boys	Washboard band	composer
Victor	PBS-055484	10-in.	3/14/1941	Limehouse blues	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-067792	10-in.	9/13/1941	Limehouse blues	Artists vary	Jazz/dance sextet	composer
Columbia	81550	10-in.	2/11/1924	Limehouse blues	Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W147416	10-in.	12/11/1928	Limehouse blues	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	75909	12-in.	approximately 1917	Bubbly, selection, part 1	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75910	12-in.	approximately 1917	Bubbly, selection, part 2	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75911	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Reckless Reggie	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Jack Hulbert	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75913	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Little cottage	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Gerald Kirby ; Winnie Melville	Vocal duet with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	75914	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Keep us loving, little girlies	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Gerald Kirby	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	75915	12-in.	approximately May 1917	My cousins	Philip Braham ; Gilbert Childs ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75916	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Your sympathetic smile	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard ; Gerald Kirby	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75917	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Honey, won't you miss me	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75919	12-in.	approximately May 1917	She'd a hole in her stocking	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75921	12-in.	approximately May 1917	Maid of Japan	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75945	12-in.	approximately 1917	Vocal gems	Columbia Light Opera Company [U.K.]	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76175	12-in.	approximately 1918	Tails up, selection, part 1	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76176	12-in.	approximately 1918	Tails up, selection, part 2	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76177	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The twinkle in her eye	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76178	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The curfew	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76179	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The apache rag	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76180	12-in.	approximately July 1918	Wild thyme	Philip Braham ; Clifford Cobbe ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Vocal duet with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76181	12-in.	approximately July 1918	Let's all go raving mad	Philip Braham ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Teddie Gerard	Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76183	12-in.	approximately July 1918	Gnee 'ah	Philip Braham ; Jack Buchanan ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76184	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The special cop	Philip Braham ; Jack Buchanan ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Monkman	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76185	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The servants' ball	Philip Braham ; Gilbert Childs ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76186	12-in.	approximately July 1918	The old bran pie	Philip Braham ; Gilbert Childs ; Comedy Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Monkman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76310	12-in.	1/10/1919	My opinion of you	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Ralph Lynn ; Odette Myrtil ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76311	12-in.	1/10/1919	Float with the tide	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Odette Myrtil ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra ; Evan Thomas	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76312	12-in.	1/10/1919	1812 rag	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Odette Myrtil ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	composer
Columbia	76313	12-in.	1/10/1919	The captian, the major, and the "loot"	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Ralph Lynn ; Herbert Sparling ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra ; Evan Thomas	Vocal trio with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76314	12-in.	1/10/1919	Handsome Herbert	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Ralph Lynn ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76315	12-in.	1/10/1919	Dancing by numbers	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Peggy Kurton ; Ralph Lynn ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76316	12-in.	1/10/1919	Milkoo	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Peggy Kurton ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76317	12-in.	1/10/1919	The sleep walk	Albert W. Ketelbey ; Peggy Kurton ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76320	12-in.	1/10/1919	The officers' mess, selection, part 1	Albert W. Ketelbey ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76321	12-in.	1/10/1919	The officers' mess, selection, part 2	Albert W. Ketelbey ; St. Martin's Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76625	12-in.	approximately October 1919	I did feel a dreadfully ass	Philip Braham ; Jack Hulbert ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76627	12-in.	approximately October 1919	Perfumes of Rosine	Philip Braham ; José de Moraes ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra ; Phyllis Titmuss	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76636	12-in.	approximately October 1919	Philomela	Philip Braham ; Odette Myrtil ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra	Violin solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76656	12-in.	approximately 1919	Bran pie, selection, part 1	Philip Braham ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76657	12-in.	approximately 1919	Bran pie, selection, part 2	Philip Braham ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76861	12-in.	1/11/1923	Battling Butler, selection, part 1	Herman Finck ; Herman Finck's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76862	12-in.	1/11/1923	Battling Butler, selection, part 2	Herman Finck ; Herman Finck's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-72061	10-in.	11/14/1923	Dancing honeymoon	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-72410	10-in.	Mar. 1924	Limehouse blues	Harold Leonard ; Red Jackets	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	12667-12668	10-in.	3/10/1924	Limehouse blues	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	XE27622	12-in.	5/31/1928	Limehouse blues	Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E36507	12-in.	3/25/1931	Limehouse blues	Will Osborne and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C1971	10-in.	5/24/1928	Limehouse blues	Original Wolverines ; Richard Dick	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9378	10-in.	2/15/1924	Limehouse blues	Atlantic Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	0LA1062	10-in.	5/4/1936	Limehouse blues	Stephane Grappelli ; Quintette du Hot Club de France ; Django Reinhardt	Jazz/dance sextet	composer
Plaza/ARC	5476	10-in.	April 1924	Limehouse blues	Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL7359	10-in.	11/5/1940	Limehouse blues	Gus Viseur Orchestre ; Gus Viseur	Accordion solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Braham, Philip," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107674.

Braham, Philip. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107674.

"Braham, Philip." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.