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 151-157 of 157 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	574-3	10-in.	May 1928	The Dark Town Strutters’ Ball	Fred Elizalde Hot Music	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	3541	10-in.	1/25/1915	Ruff Johnson's Harmony Band	Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	4763	10-in.	6/2/1916	Walkin' the dog	National Promenade Band	Band	composer
Edison	5957	10-in.	2/28/1918	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Jaudas' Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	5962	10-in.	between 1/9/1918 and 1/10/1918	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	18763	10-in.	9/26/1928	Some of these days	Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	N-465	10-in.	9/26/1928	Some of these days	Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist

(Results 151-157 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.