Shelton Brooks

Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 – September 6, 1975) was a Canadian-born African American composer of popular music and jazz. He was known for his ragtime and vaudeville style, and wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century; including "Some of These Days" and "At the Darktown Strutters' Ball".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 4, 1886 (Amherstburg), Died September 6, 1975 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, speaker, baritone vocal, author, songwriter, piano

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 157 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-75441	10-in.	4/25/1933	Darktown Strutters' Ball	The Old Apple Trio	Vocal trio, with guitar	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-75728	10-in.	4/6/1933	Easy rider	Peggy English ; High Hatters [Peggy English Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-75729	10-in.	4/6/1933	Easy rider	Harlem Hannah and her Hot Boys	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-75977	10-in.	7/29/1933	Some of these days	King's Jesters	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-85828	10-in.	4/12/1935	All night long	Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-92593	10-in.	7/10/1935	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-95156	10-in.	10/2/1935	Algún día	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	composer
Victor	BS-07413	10-in.	3/1/1937	Some of these days	Vernon Geyer	Organ solo	composer
Victor	BS-013813	10-in.	9/15/1937	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-027962	10-in.	10/20/1938	Easy rider (I wonder where my easy rider's gone)	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-030339	10-in.	12/1/1938	Walkin' the dog	Bunny Berigan and his Men	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BAVE-039126	10-in.	between 5/10/1939 and 7/12/1939	Alguno de estos días	Alabama Jazz ; Eddie Kay	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-043350	10-in.	11/3/1939	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-053272	10-in.	8/12/1940	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	PBS-Test-1342	10-in.	3/24/1934	Cupie	The Argentine Trio ; Jose Ramirez	Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio	composer
Victor	[Trial 1916-12-15-06]	Not documented	12/15/1916	Rufe Johnson's harmony band	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	4271	10-in.	ca. 1909	You ain't talking to me	Eddie Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	19327	10-in.	5/1/1911	Some of these days	Elise Stevenson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	19393	10-in.	5/29/1911	Some of these days	Columbia Quartette ; Elise Stevenson	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	38476	10-in.	12/4/1912	All night long	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	39698	10-in.	12/16/1914	Ruff Johnson's harmony band	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	77086	10-in.	5/31/1917	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	77595	10-in.	12/21/1917	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	77856	10-in.	5/28/1918	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79005	10-in.	2/28/1920	Jean	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 26-50 of 157 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Shelton," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

Brooks, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

"Brooks, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.