Lew Brown
Musical artist and Great American Songbook lyricist (1893–1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Major League Baseball player, see Lew Brown (baseball).
For other people with the same name, see Lewis Brown.
Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, especially Albert Von Tilzer. Brown was one third of a successful songwriting and music publishing team with Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson from 1925 until 1931. Brown also wrote or co-wrote many Broadway shows and Hollywood films. Among his most-popular songs are "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "That Old Feeling", and "The Birth of the Blues".
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Birth name | Louis Brownstein |
Born | (1893-12-10)December 10, 1893 |
Origin | Odessa, Russian Empire |
Died | February 5, 1958(1958-02-05) (aged 64) New York City, United States |
Genres | Popular music |
Occupation(s) | Lyricist |
Years active | 1910s–1940s |
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