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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 157 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-75 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.