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 76-100 of 157 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W152444	10-in.	7/26/1933	Some of these days	Drake Hotel Orchestra ; Clyde McCoy	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W152659	10-in.	12/20/1933	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Chick Webb's Savoy Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W351052	10-in.	6/30/1931	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Mound City Blue Blowers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	S-7387	10-in.	Apr. 1920	Jean	Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-7870	10-in.	Apr. 1921	Lost your mind	Shelton Brooks ; Rega Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
OKeh	S-7871	Not documented	Apr. 1921	[Unknown title(s)]	Shelton Brooks	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-7874	10-in.	Apr. 1921	Darktown court room	Shelton Brooks and Company	Comic scene	speaker, author
OKeh	S-7878	10-in.	Apr. 1921	Murder in the first degree	Shelton Brooks ; Rega Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter
OKeh	S-7980	10-in.	June 1921	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Brown and Terry Jazzola Boys	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70807	Not documented	Aug. 1922	[Unknown title(s)]	Shelton Brooks	Monologue	speaker
OKeh	S-70808	10-in.	Aug. 1922	The chicken thieves	Shelton Brooks	Monologue	speaker, author
OKeh	S-70813	10-in.	Aug. 1922	Collecting rents	Shelton Brooks	Monologue	speaker, author
OKeh	S-70845	10-in.	Sept. 1922	Back-biting	Shelton Brooks	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-71043	10-in.	November 1922	Some of these days	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-71177	10-in.	January 1923	Not to-night	Shelton Brooks	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-71269	10-in.	Feb. 1923	The family quarrel	Shelton Brooks	Monologue	speaker
OKeh	S-71270	10-in.	Feb. 1923	The third degree	Shelton Brooks	Monologue	speaker
OKeh	S-71320	10-in.	Feb. 1923	When the Dixie sun goes down	Shelton Brooks	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-71321	10-in.	Feb. 1923	It takes money to cure my blues	Shelton Brooks	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-71400	10-in.	April 1923	I got what it takes to bring you back	Shelton Brooks ; Sara Martin	Female-male vocal duet,with piano	lyricist, composer, vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-71401	10-in.	April 1923	Original blues	Shelton Brooks ; Sara Martin	Female-male vocal duet,with piano	lyricist, composer, vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	S-72042	10-in.	Nov. 1923	The new Darktown judge	Shelton Brooks and Company	Monologue	speaker, author
OKeh	S-72043	10-in.	Nov. 1923	Then I'll go in that lion's cage	Shelton Brooks and Company	Monologue	speaker, author
OKeh	S-72527	10-in.	May 1924	The old veterans	Shelton Brooks and Company	Dialogue	author, speaker
OKeh	S-72528	10-in.	May 1924	Buddys	Shelton Brooks and Company	Dialogue	author, speaker

(Results 76-100 of 157 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Shelton," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

Brooks, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

"Brooks, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.