Herschel Brown

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, washboard, speaker, spoons, percussion

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-41956 10-in. 2/24/1928 Nobody loves me Brown's Washboard Band Vocal and instrumental ensemble leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
Victor BVE-41957 10-in. 2/24/1928 Down yonder Brown's Washboard Band Instrumental trio with dance calls leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
Victor BVE-41958 10-in. 2/24/1928 Liberty Brown's Washboard Band Instrumental trio with dance calls leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
Victor BVE-41959 10-in. 2/24/1928 Shanghai rag Brown's Washboard Band Instrumental trio with dance calls leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
Columbia W145172 10-in. 11/8/1927 Chinese rag Spooney Five String band instrumentalist, spoons, washboard  
Columbia W145173 10-in. 11/8/1927 My little girl Spooney Five String band instrumentalist, washboard, spoons  
OKeh W402000 10-in. 7/30/1928 New talking blues Herschel Brown Monologue, with guitar speaker  
OKeh W402001 10-in. 7/30/1928 Talking nigger blues Herschel Brown Monologue, with guitar speaker  
OKeh W402002 10-in. 7/30/1928 Corn shucking party in Georgia Herschel Brown and his Boys Dialogue, with instrumental trio leader, speaker  
OKeh W402003 10-in. 7/30/1928 Home brew party Herschel Brown and his Boys Dialogue, with instrumental trio leader, speaker  
OKeh W402064 10-in. 8/6/1928 Soldier's joy Herschel Brown Washboard Band Washboard band leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
OKeh W402065 10-in. 8/6/1928 I wish that gal was mine Herschel Brown Washboard Band Washboard band leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
OKeh W402066 10-in. 8/6/1928 Rockingham Herschel Brown Washboard Band Washboard band leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
OKeh W402067 10-in. 8/6/1928 Old time tune medley Herschel Brown Washboard Band Washboard band leader, instrumentalist, washboard  
OKeh W402368 10-in. 3/19/1929 Spanish rag Herschel Brown ; L. K. Sentell Guitar solo, with spoons instrumentalist, spoons  
OKeh W402369 10-in. 3/19/1929 Kohalo rag Herschel Brown ; L. K. Sentell Guitar solo, with spoons instrumentalist, spoons  
OKeh W402370 10-in. 3/19/1929 New talking blues no. 2 Herschel Brown Monologue, with guitar speaker  
OKeh W402371 10-in. 3/19/1929 Nigger talking blues no. 2 Herschel Brown Monologue, with guitar speaker  
OKeh W402372 10-in. 3/19/1929 Liberty Herschel Brown and his Happy Five Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, washboard, leader  
OKeh W402373 10-in. 3/19/1929 Done gone crazy Herschel Brown and his Happy Five Instrumental ensemble leader  
OKeh W402374 10-in. 3/19/1929 Alabama breakdown Herschel Brown and his Happy Five Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, percussion, leader  
OKeh W402375 10-in. 3/19/1929 OKeh washboard breakdown Herschel Brown and his Happy Five Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, washboard, leader  
OKeh W402376 10-in. 3/19/1929 County fair Herschel Brown and his Boys Dialogue, with instrumental ensemble leader, speaker  
OKeh W402377 10-in. 3/19/1929 County fair Herschel Brown and his Boys Dialogue, with clarinet and percussion leader, speaker, instrumentalist, percussion  
OKeh W402378 10-in. 3/19/1929 Barbecue down in Georgia, pt. 2 Herschel Brown and his Boys Dialogue, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, washboard, speaker, leader  
OKeh W402379 10-in. 3/19/1929 Barbecue down in Georgia, pt. 1 Herschel Brown and his Boys Dialogue, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, washboard, speaker, leader  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Herschel," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108483.

Brown, Herschel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108483.

"Brown, Herschel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108483

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Brown, Herschel - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00057954

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61090579

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