Bert Lown
Bert Lown was a violinist, orchestra leader, and songwriter.Career
Lown was born in White Plains, New York. He began as a sideman playing the violin in Fred Hamm's band, and in the 1920s and 1930s he led a series of jazz-oriented dance bands, making a large number of recordings in that period for Victor Records. In 1925, he composed the well-known standard "Bye Bye Blues." He also wrote some other songs, including "You're The One I Care For" and "Tired." By the mid-1930s he quit leading the orchestras, becoming a booking agent and manager; eventually he left the music industry and moved on to executive positions in the television industry. He died of a heart attack in 1962 in Portland, Oregon.Collaborators
The song writing, Lown's collaborators included Moe Jaffe, Jack O'Brien, and Fred Hamm.- 1929 he recorded for Columbia's dime store labels
- 1930 he recorded for the Plaza/ARC dime store labels
- 1930 he also recorded two sessions for Hit of the Week
- 1930 he also recorded two sessions for Columbia
- 1930-1932 he recorded prolifically for Victor
- 1933 while still signed to Victor, his records were assigned to the new Bluebird dime store label.
Selected compositions
- "Bye Bye Blues"
- "You're the One I Care For"
- "By My Side"
- "Tired"
- "I'm Disappointed in You"
- "My Heart and I"
- "Today and Tomorrow"
- "Let Me Fill Your Day With Music"
- "Thumbs Up," theme song in 1941 of the British War Relief Society
Pseudonym
Bert Lown sometimes used the pseudonym "Bert Lee."
