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 26-50 of 157 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-75441 10-in. 4/25/1933 Darktown Strutters' Ball The Old Apple Trio Vocal trio, with guitar composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75728 10-in. 4/6/1933 Easy rider Peggy English Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75729 10-in. 4/6/1933 Easy rider Harlem Hannah and her Hot Boys Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-75977 10-in. 7/29/1933 Some of these days King's Jesters Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-85828 10-in. 4/12/1935 All night long Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-92593 10-in. 7/10/1935 Darktown Strutters' Ball Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-95156 10-in. 10/2/1935 Algún día Marimba Pan-Americana Marimba band composer  
Victor BS-07413 10-in. 3/1/1937 Some of these days Vernon Geyer Organ solo composer  
Victor BS-013813 10-in. 9/15/1937 Darktown Strutters' Ball Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-027962 10-in. 10/20/1938 Easy rider (I wonder where my easy rider's gone) Erskine Hawkins Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-030339 10-in. 12/1/1938 Walkin' the dog Bunny Berigan and his Men Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BAVE-039126 10-in. between 5/10/1939 and 7/12/1939 Alguno de estos días Alabama Jazz ; Eddie Kay Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-043350 10-in. 11/3/1939 Darktown Strutters' Ball Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-053272 10-in. 8/12/1940 Darktown Strutters' Ball Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor PBS-Test-1342 10-in. 3/24/1934 Cupie The Argentine Trio ; Jose Ramirez Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio composer  
Victor [Trial 1916-12-15-06] Not documented 12/15/1916 Rufe Johnson's harmony band Gene Greene Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Columbia 4271 10-in. ca. 1909 You ain't talking to me Eddie Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19327 10-in. 5/1/1911 Some of these days Elise Stevenson Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 19393 10-in. 5/29/1911 Some of these days Columbia Quartette ; Elise Stevenson Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 38476 10-in. 12/4/1912 All night long Ada Jones Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 39698 10-in. 12/16/1914 Ruff Johnson's harmony band Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 77086 10-in. 5/31/1917 The Darktown Strutters' Ball Original Dixieland Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 77595 10-in. 12/21/1917 Darktown Strutters' Ball Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 77856 10-in. 5/28/1918 The Darktown Strutters' Ball Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79005 10-in. 2/28/1920 Jean Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
(Results 26-50 of 157 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Shelton," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

Brooks, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

"Brooks, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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