Bert Lown

Bert Lown

Bert Lown (born Albert Charles Lown; 6 June 1903 – 20 November 1962) was a violinist, orchestra leader, and songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 6, 1903 (White Plains), Died November 2, 1962 (Portland)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: director, songwriter, leader, composer, lyricist

= 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	BRC-53052	10-in.	4/23/1931	Now you're in my arms	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-53053	10-in.	4/23/1931	I "wanna" sing about you	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BRC-53054	10-in.	4/23/1931	Let me hum a hymn to her tonight	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-62277	10-in.	6/17/1930	Bye bye blues	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-62685	10-in.	7/21/1930	Bye bye blues	Henny Hendrickson ; Louisville Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BVE-63660	10-in.	9/17/1930	Bye bye blues	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BVE-63670	10-in.	9/25/1930	I'm yours	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BVE-63671	10-in.	9/25/1930	Here comes the sun	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	director
Victor	BVE-64348	10-in.	10/17/1930	Loving you the way I do	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	director
Victor	BVE-64349	10-in.	10/17/1930	The penalty of love	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-64371	10-in.	11/24/1930	And then your lips met mine	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-64372	10-in.	11/24/1930	Crying myself to sleep!	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-64625	10-in.	11/19/1930	You're simply delish	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-64626	10-in.	11/19/1930	You're the one I care for	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, composer
Victor	BVE-67404	10-in.	1/19/1931	Heartaches	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-67423	10-in.	1/27/1931	I'm so afraid of you	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-67424	10-in.	1/27/1931	By my side	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter, director
Victor	BVE-67486	10-in.	3/5/1931	Please don't talk about me when I'm gone	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-67487	10-in.	3/5/1931	When your lover has gone	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-67488	10-in.	3/5/1931	I've found what I wanted in you	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-67499	10-in.	3/12/1931	When I take my sugar to tea	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-67500	10-in.	3/12/1931	Were you sincere?	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-67744	10-in.	12/30/1930	You're the one I care for	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-67750	10-in.	1/2/1931	Lonesome lover	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-67751	10-in.	1/2/1931	To whom it may concern	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	director
Victor	BVE-67771	10-in.	1/8/1931	Say hello to the folks back home	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-67772	10-in.	1/8/1931	My Missouri home	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-67773	10-in.	1/8/1931	They satisfy	Bert Lown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-68801	10-in.	3/12/1931	Running between the raindrops	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-69680	10-in.	6/3/1931	Never	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	director
Victor	BRC-69681	10-in.	6/3/1931	I'm painting pictures	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-69682	10-in.	6/3/1931	After tonight	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-69940	10-in.	6/16/1931	June time is love time (For everyone but me)	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-69941	10-in.	6/16/1931	That little boy of mine	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-69942	10-in.	6/16/1931	The hour of parting	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BVE-69947	10-in.	6/16/1931	The first girl I met (Was the last girl I loved)	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70171	10-in.	8/18/1931	My success	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70172	10-in.	8/18/1931	Alone in a corner	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70173	10-in.	8/18/1931	I can't get Mississippi off my mind	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70213	10-in.	9/4/1931	Sweet summer breeze	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70214	10-in.	9/4/1931	Let's drift away on Dreamer's Bay	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70215	10-in.	9/4/1931	You call it madness	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70236	10-in.	9/16/1931	Then came the dawn	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter, director
Victor	BRC-70237	10-in.	9/16/1931	Blues in my heart	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-70238	10-in.	9/16/1931	There's no one else but you	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-71220	10-in.	1/12/1932	The more you hurt me (The more you make me care)	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BRC-71221	10-in.	1/12/1932	Tired	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter, director
Victor	BRC-71222	10-in.	1/12/1932	Was that the human thing to do	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BSHQ-73172	10-in.	8/9/1932	I can't believe it's true	Bert Lown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BSHQ-73173	10-in.	8/9/1932	Over the week-end (I fell in love)	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band (take 3); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2)	director
Victor	BSHQ-73174	10-in.	8/9/1932	I wish I had wings	Bert Lown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (take 3); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2)	director
Victor	BSHQ-73175	10-in.	8/9/1932	I'm yours for tonight	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BSHQ-73176	10-in.	8/9/1932	Goodbye to love	Bert Lown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-76147	10-in.	5/18/1933	It was a night in June	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76148	10-in.	5/18/1933	I cover the waterfront	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Mac Ceppos	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76152	10-in.	5/18/1933	We'll have a honeymoon someday	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76153	10-in.	5/18/1933	Mississippi basin	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Eddie Farley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76154	10-in.	5/18/1933	I'll build a nest	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76155	10-in.	5/18/1933	My heart's desire	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76156	10-in.	5/18/1933	Isn't it heavenly	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76451	10-in.	6/14/1933	Moonstruck	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76452	10-in.	6/14/1933	Learn to croon	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Ted Holt	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76453	10-in.	6/14/1933	Charlie's home	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Eddie Farley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76454	10-in.	6/14/1933	A fool in love	Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76455	10-in.	6/14/1933	Here you come with love	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Eddie Farley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76456	10-in.	6/14/1933	I've got to pass your house to get to my house	Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76457	10-in.	6/14/1933	Can't we meet again?	Ted Holt ; The Park Central Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-76458	10-in.	6/14/1933	Black panther	Bert Lown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	D7VB-1159	10-in.	11/13/1947	Bye-bye blues	Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	147961	10-in.	2/11/1929	Tomorrow's violets	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	147962	10-in.	2/11/1929	My castle in Spain is a shack in the lane	Bert Lown Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	147963	10-in.	2/11/1929	Redskin	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Tom Frawley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	148178	10-in.	4/5/1929	Big city blues	Bert Lown and his Loungers	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	148179	10-in.	4/5/1929	Here comes my ball and chain	Bert Lown and his Loungers	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	148180	10-in.	4/5/1929	The jazz me blues	Bert Lown and his Loungers	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	[W]148517	10-in.	5/13/1929	I'm disappointed in you	Jack Carney ; Tom Clines and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	[W]149740	10-in.	1/8/1930	Only a rose	Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	leader
Columbia	[W]149741	10-in.	1/8/1930	Under a Texas moon	Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	leader
Columbia	[W]149742	10-in.	1/8/1930	If I were king	Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown ; Frank Smith	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W150655	10-in.	7/21/1930	(Under the sun, it's anyone) Under the moon, it's you	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	leader
Columbia	W150656	10-in.	7/21/1930	Bye bye blues	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter, leader
Columbia	[W]150694	10-in.	8/5/1930	Bye bye blues	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W150784	10-in.	9/11/1930	Maybe it's love	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W150785	10-in.	9/11/1930	I'll be blue, just thinking of you (From now on)	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W150971	10-in.	11/24/1930	You're the one I care for	Mickie Alpert and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]151112	10-in.	12/13/1930	You're the one I care for	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151227	10-in.	1/16/1931	You're the one I care for	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	[W]151235	10-in.	1/20/1931	You're the one I care for	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W151471	10-in.	3/27/1931	By my side	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	C1402	10-in.	6/15/1936	Bye bye blues	Hoosier Hot Shots	Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal	songwriter
OKeh	W404433	10-in.	9/8/1930	Bye bye blues	Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W404583	10-in.	12/20/1930	You're the one I care for	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E33441	10-in.	7/17/1930	Bye bye blues	Tom Clines and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E35470	10-in.	Nov. 1930	You’re the one I care for	Mark Fisher’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E36027	10-in.	2/5/1931	You’re the one I care for	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E36045	10-in.	2/10/1931	By my side	Will Osborne and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E30400-E30401	10-in.	July 1929	I’m disappointed in you	Tom Clines and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	songwriter
Brunswick	C6419	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Bye bye blues	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	C6541	10-in.	Dec. 1930	You’re the one I care for	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	C6542	10-in.	Dec. 1930	You’re the one I care for	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C7389	10-in.	2/6/1931	By my side	Tom Gerun Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL3239	10-in.	6/30/1931	You're the one I care for	Josephine Baker ; Casino de Paris, Mélodic Jazz ; Edmond Mahieux	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lown, Bert," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109630.

Lown, Bert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109630.

"Lown, Bert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.