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
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 157 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 79109 | 10-in. | 4/8/1920 | Jean | Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 79224 | 10-in. | 6/3/1920 | In sweet September | Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 79550 | 10-in. | 12/3/1920 | All night long | Harmonizers Quartet ; Gladys Rice | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 80592 | 10-in. | 10/10/1922 | That barkin' dog (Woof, woof!) | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 80609 | 10-in. | 10/13/1922 | Some of these days | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | 80705 | 10-in. | 12/6/1922 | Some of these days | Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 80787 | 10-in. | 1/12/1923 | Some of these days | Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 81068 | 10-in. | 6/9/1923 | Here's your opportunity blues | Perry Bradford ; Ethel Ridley | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 140247 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | After all these years | Ollie Powers | Male vocal solo, with piano and banjo | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Columbia | 140248 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | A fool and a butterfly | Ollie Powers | Male vocal solo, with piano and banjo | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Columbia | 140268 | 10-in. | 1/20/1925 | Some of these days | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 48870 | 12-in. | 7/15/1916 | Walkin' the dog | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
Columbia | W141543 | 10-in. | 1/22/1926 | Make me a pallet on the floor | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W141544 | 10-in. | 1/22/1926 | Bring your greenbacks | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W141688 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | After all these years | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W141689 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | Throw dirt in your face | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W142955 | 10-in. | 11/23/1926 | Some of these days | Ted Lewis and his Band ; Sophie Tucker | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W143708 | 10-in. | 3/23/1927 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W143717 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Some of these days | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W143801 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with male vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W144867 | 10-in. | 10/14/1927 | Some of these days | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W146183 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Some of these days | Barrel-House Pete | Piano solo | composer | |
Columbia | W150246 | 10-in. | 4/16/1930 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W151622 | 10-in. | 6/22/1931 | Some of these days | Eddie Edinborough ; New Orleans Wild Cats | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W152144 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | Some of these days | Log Cabin Four | Male vocal quartet | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Shelton," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.
Brooks, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.
"Brooks, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Shelton Brooks
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brooks, Shelton - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93003806
Wikidata: Shelton Brooks - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1256775
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/1675391
MusicBrainz: Shelton Brooks - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f43736c3-dfc7-400f-ab06-5fc5c28e1723
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