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 126-150 of 157 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W81336 | 10-in. | 9/9/1927 | Some of these days | Eddie Bratton | Trumpet and piano duet | composer | |
OKeh | W81438 | 10-in. | 9/15/1927 | Who's who in a barber's shop, part 1 | Ham & Sam | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
OKeh | W81439 | 10-in. | 9/15/1927 | Who's who in a barber's shop, part 2 | Ham & Sam | Comic dialogue | speaker | |
OKeh | W400790 | 10-in. | 6/15/1928 | Hard times | Shelton Brooks | Monologue, with piano | speaker | |
OKeh | W400791 | 10-in. | 6/15/1928 | Last night | Shelton Brooks | Monologue, with piano | speaker | |
OKeh | W402923 | 10-in. | 9/10/1929 | Some of these days | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W402943 | 10-in. | 9/10/1929 | Some of these days | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | W403032 | 10-in. | 10/5/1929 | Walkin' the dog | Ed Lang Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W404629 | 10-in. | 12/9/1930 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5170-b] | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1917 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Brunswick Military Band | Band | composer | |
Brunswick | [Br cat 5175-b] | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1917 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 3792 | 10-in. | approximately June 1920 | Jean | Alfred Eldridge ; Walter G. Haenschen ; Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano duet | composer | |
Brunswick | 9045-9046 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Some of these days | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | XE29996 | 12-in. | 6/7/1929 | Some of these days | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E31122 | 10-in. | 10/8/1929 | Alguno de estos días | Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E35880 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | Some of these days | Cab Calloway Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E35986 | 10-in. | 3/30/1931 | Levee low down | Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E4397-E4399 | 10-in. | 1/19/1927 | Some of these days | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E25439-E25440 | 10-in. | 12/6/1927 | Some of these days | Lee Sims | Piano solo, with incidental trumpet | composer | |
Brunswick | XE27226-XE27228 | 12-in. | 3/30/1928 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet; without vocal (take XE27228) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | STL857 | 10-in. | Nov. 1928 | Some of these days | Bill Bailey ; Allister Wylie | Piano duet | composer | |
Brunswick | C2132 | 10-in. | 7/25/1928 | Easy rider | Sam McGee | Male vocal solo, with banjo-guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C3805 | 10-in. | 7/9/1929 | I wonder where my easy rider’s gone? | Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | C4392 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Easy rider | Dixie Rhythm Kings ; Omer Simeon | Jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | TCL1479½ | 10-in. | 7/24/1931 | Some of these days | New Orleans Wild Cats | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Shelton," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.
Brooks, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.
"Brooks, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Shelton Brooks
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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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