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 151-157 of 157 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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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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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