Fleta Jan Brown
Fleta Jan Brown Spencer (March 8, 1882 – September 2, 1938) was an American songwriter, composer, pianist, and singer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1883 (Sioux Rapids), Died September 2, 1938
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-6265 | 10-in. | 6/11/1908 | The party that wrote 'Home sweet home' never was a married man | Ed Morton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-6476 | 10-in. | 9/28/1908 | Barney McGee | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-6495 | 10-in. | 10/2/1908 | Love, make my dreams come true | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-6734 | 10-in. | 1/19/1909 | Pansies mean thoughts and thoughts mean you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-9405 | 10-in. | 9/1/1910 | Tickle toes | American Quartet ; Ada Jones | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-11403 | 10-in. | 12/20/1911 | Come, kiss the Blarney, Mary darling | That Girl Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11429 | 10-in. | 1/3/1912 | Come kiss the Blarney, Mary darling | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12513 | 10-in. | 10/15/1912 | I'll be back in the sweet bye-and-bye | "That Girl" Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13089 | 10-in. | 4/7/1913 | Back to the old folks at home | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-14177 | 10-in. | 12/10/1913 | In the candle light | Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-14749 | 10-in. | 4/22/1914 | Kiss me again (I like it) | Henry Burr ; Helen Clark | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15407 | 10-in. | 11/18/1914 | When all the world's at peace | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-16920 | 10-in. | 12/20/1915 | Underneath the stars | Raymond Dixon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18719 | 10-in. | 11/17/1916 | Somewhere my love lies dreaming | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18953 | 10-in. | 1/3/1917 | There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes | Raymond Dixon | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-21242 | 10-in. | 12/7/1917 | Last night (You told me that you loved me) | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28441 | 10-in. | 8/22/1923 | Kiss me with your eyes | Della Baker | Female vocal solo, with violin obbligato and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29298 | 10-in. | 1/18/1924 | Rose of old Castille | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37608 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | Dear heart, what might have been | The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3545 | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | Jealous | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4610 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Oct. 1910 | Tickle toes | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19760 | 10-in. | 2/12/1912 | I'd like to be in Peachland with a peach like you | John E. Meyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38376 | 10-in. | 10/24/1912 | I'll be back in the sweet by and by | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38782 | 10-in. | 4/14/1913 | Back to the old folks at home | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 39155 | 10-in. | 12/18/1913 | In the candle light | James F. Harrison ; Nora Watson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 47232 | 10-in. | 12/15/1916 | There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes | George Wilson [James Harrod] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77233 | 10-in. | 8/4/1917 | Last night (You told me that you loved me) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81208 | 10-in. | 9/11/1923 | Kiss me with your eyes | William A. Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81364 | 10-in. | 11/20/1923 | Rose of Old Castile | Carmela Ponselle | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81365 | 10-in. | 11/20/1923 | Kiss me with your eyes | Carmela Ponselle | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 140340 | 10-in. | 2/11/1925 | Me neenyah | Franklyn Baur ; Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 30278 | 12-in. | 7/19/1909 | My wild deer | Rambler Minstrel Company | Minstrels, with orchestra ("My wild deer"); vocal quartet ("I wish I was in heaven sittin' down") | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-71868 | 10-in. | Sept. 1923 | Kiss me with your eyes | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72263 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | Rose of Old Castile | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5122-a] | 10-in. | approximately July 1917 | There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes | Joseph A. Phillips | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5215-b] | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1918 | I'm yours with love and kisses | Female vocal quartet (unidentified; Brunswick Records) | Female vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5221-b] | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1918 | Wondrous eyes of Araby | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 12085-12087 | 10-in. | 12/11/1923 | Kiss me with your eyes | Allen McQuhae | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 14659-14661 | 10-in. | 1/19/1925 | Me neenyah | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C5538 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Kiss me with your eyes | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Edison | 2899 | 10-in. | Mar. 1914 | In the candle light | Helen Clark ; Emory B. Randolph | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 4434 | 10-in. | 1/20/1916 | Underneath the stars | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 5499 | 10-in. | 4/11/1917 | There's Egypt in your dreamy eyes | Vernon Dalhart | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6002 | 10-in. | between 2/5/1918 and 2/7/1918 | I'm yours with love and kisses | That Girl Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Fleta Jan," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111483.
Brown, Fleta Jan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111483.
"Brown, Fleta Jan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Brown, Fleta Jan, 1883-1938 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99078972
Wikidata: Fleta Jan Brown Spencer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q44650112
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