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Milton Brown

Milton Brown (September 8, 1903 – April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American hybrid, thus giving him the nickname, "Father of Western Swing". The birthplace of Brown's upbeat "hot-jazz hillbilly" string band sound was developed at the Crystal Springs Dance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1931 to 1936.

Along with Bob Wills, with whom he performed at the beginning of his career, Brown developed the sound and style of Western swing in the early 1930s. For a while, he and his band, the Musical Brownies, were more popular than Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. Brown's career was cut short in 1936 when he died following a car accident.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 7, 1903 (Stephenville), Died April 18, 1936 (Fort Worth)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, director, composer, lyricist, speaker

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

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 109 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 60639 10-in. 3/4/1936 The Roseland melody Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60640 10-in. 3/4/1936 My Galveston gal Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60641 10-in. 3/4/1936 Yes Sir! Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60642 10-in. 3/4/1936 La Golondrina Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60643 10-in. 3/4/1936 When I take my sugar to tea Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60644 10-in. 3/4/1936 Song of the wanderer-1 Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60645 10-in. 3/4/1936 Right or wrong Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60646 10-in. 3/4/1936 Chinese honeymoon Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60647 10-in. 3/4/1936 Alice blue gown Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60648 10-in. 3/5/1936 Fan it Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60649 10-in. 3/5/1936 Tired of the same thing all the time Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60650 10-in. 3/5/1936 I'll string along with you Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60651 10-in. 3/5/1936 Goofus Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60652 10-in. 3/5/1936 Ida, sweet as apple cider Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60653 10-in. 3/5/1936 When it's harvest time, sweet Angeline Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60654 10-in. 3/5/1936 Carry me back to the lone prairie Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60655 10-in. 3/5/1936 A thousand good nights Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60656 10-in. 3/5/1936 Keep a-knockin' Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60657 10-in. 3/5/1936 Baby keep stealin' Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca 60658 10-in. 3/5/1936 The old grey mare Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca L 9722 10-in. 1/28/1935 The house at the end of the lane Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca C 9691 10-in. 1/27/1935 Put on your old grey bonnet Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca C 9692 10-in. 1/27/1935 Pray for the lights to go out Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca C 9693 10-in. 1/27/1935 In el Rancho Grande Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
Decca C 9694 10-in. 1/27/1935 Down by the O-H-I-O Brownies [Milton Brown] vocalist, leader  
(Results 51-75 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Milton," accessed March 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104157.

Brown, Milton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104157.

"Brown, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104157

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