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 126-150 of 157 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W81336	10-in.	9/9/1927	Some of these days	Eddie Bratton	Trumpet and piano duet	composer
OKeh	W81438	10-in.	9/15/1927	Who's who in a barber's shop, part 1	Ham & Sam	Comic dialogue	speaker
OKeh	W81439	10-in.	9/15/1927	Who's who in a barber's shop, part 2	Ham & Sam	Comic dialogue	speaker
OKeh	W400790	10-in.	6/15/1928	Hard times	Shelton Brooks	Monologue, with piano	speaker
OKeh	W400791	10-in.	6/15/1928	Last night	Shelton Brooks	Monologue, with piano	speaker
OKeh	W402923	10-in.	9/10/1929	Some of these days	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W402943	10-in.	9/10/1929	Some of these days	Louis Armstrong Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
OKeh	W403032	10-in.	10/5/1929	Walkin' the dog	Ed Lang Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W404629	10-in.	12/9/1930	Darktown Strutters' Ball	Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5170-b]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1917	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Brunswick Military Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5175-b]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1917	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3792	10-in.	approximately June 1920	Jean	Alfred Eldridge ; Walter G. Haenschen ; Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with piano duet	composer
Brunswick	9045-9046	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1922	Some of these days	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	XE29996	12-in.	6/7/1929	Some of these days	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E31122	10-in.	10/8/1929	Alguno de estos días	Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E35880	10-in.	12/23/1930	Some of these days	Cab Calloway Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E35986	10-in.	3/30/1931	Levee low down	Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E4397-E4399	10-in.	1/19/1927	Some of these days	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E25439-E25440	10-in.	12/6/1927	Some of these days	Lee Sims	Piano solo, with incidental trumpet	composer
Brunswick	XE27226-XE27228	12-in.	3/30/1928	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Casa Lopez Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet; without vocal (take XE27228)	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	STL857	10-in.	Nov. 1928	Some of these days	Bill Bailey ; Allister Wylie	Piano duet	composer
Brunswick	C2132	10-in.	7/25/1928	Easy rider	Sam McGee	Male vocal solo, with banjo-guitar	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C3805	10-in.	7/9/1929	I wonder where my easy rider’s gone?	Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	C4392	10-in.	9/23/1929	Easy rider	Dixie Rhythm Kings ; Omer Simeon	Jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	TCL1479½	10-in.	7/24/1931	Some of these days	New Orleans Wild Cats	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer

(Results 126-150 of 157 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Shelton," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

Brooks, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106731.

"Brooks, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.