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. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 514 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1232 | 10-in. | 2/5/1902 | The picture in the sunset skies | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1232 | 7-in. | 2/5/1902 | Picture in the sunset skies | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2055 | 10-in. | 3/4/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2055 | 7-in. | 3/4/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2089 | 10-in. | 3/16/1903 | The songbird of Melody Lane | W. H. Thompson | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2089 | 7-in. | 3/16/1903 | The songbird of Melody Lane | William H. Thompson | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-28 | 10-in. | 5/21/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | Joseph Natus | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | A-28 | 7-in. | 5/21/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | Joseph Natus | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | B-31 | 10-in. | 5/21/1903 | Only a dream of the golden past | Joseph Natus | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | A-31 | 7-in. | 5/21/1903 | Only a dream of the golden past | Joseph Natus | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | C-200 [Old series] | 12-in. | 2/9/1903 or 5/26/1903 | The songbird of Melody Lane | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-497 | 10-in. | 10/6/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | A-497 | 7-in. | 10/6/1903 | I'll wed you in the golden summer time | John H. Bieling ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | B-751 | 10-in. | 11/30/1903 | The songbird of Melody Lane | W. H. Thompson | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | A-751 | 7-in. | 11/30/1903 | The songbird of Melody Lane | William H. Thompson | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-885 | 10-in. | 1/7/1904 | Mary Ellen | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | A-885 | 7-in. | 1/7/1904 | Mary Ellen | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1752 | 10-in. | 10/11/1904 | Down at the baby store | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-1915 | 12-in. | 11/9/1904 | Just for the sake of society | James McCool | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-1915 | 10-in. | 11/9/1904 | Just for the sake of society | James McCool | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-2098 | 10-in. | 12/28/1904 | When the bees are in the hive | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-2498 | 10-in. | 4/27/1905 | Come along little girl | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-3203 | 8-in. | 3/23/1906 | Is it warm enough for you? | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-3920 | 10-in. | 10/23/1906 | Cheer up, Mary | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | E-4039 | 8-in. | 11/14/1906 | Cheer up, Mary | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bryan, Alfred," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.
Bryan, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105828.
"Bryan, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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