Ruby Brooks

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1910

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, composer

Notes: Born app. 1862, died 1906. Full name Reuben R. Brooks. Performed with fellow banjo player Harry M. Denton in a vaudeville act known as Brooks and Denton. They also formed the Brooks and Denton Publishing Company and collaborated as songwriters. They were banjo teachers and they performed for royalty worldwide.

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 457 7-in. 2/16/1896 Jolly darkies Artists vary Banjo solo composer  
Berliner 474 7-in. 3/20/1899 Tyro mazurka Artists vary Banjo solo composer  
Berliner 491 7-in. 12/24/1897 Jolly darkies Cullen and Collins Banjo duet composer  
Columbia 254 7-in. approximately 1901 The mosquito parade Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 254 10-in. approximately 1901 The mosquito parade Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 255 7-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Tell me, pretty maiden Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 255 10-in. approximately 1901 Tell me, pretty maiden Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 288 7-in. between 1901 and October 1905 Berkeley march Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano composer, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 288 10-in. approximately 1901 Berkeley march Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano composer, instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 289 7-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Valse bleue Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 289 10-in. approximately 1901 Valse bleue Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 290 7-in. approximately 1901 Hunky dory Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 290 10-in. approximately 1901 Hunky dory Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 291 7-in. between 1901 and October 1905 San toy : Selection Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 291 10-in. approximately 1901 San Toy : Selection Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 292 7-in. approximately 1901 Coon songs Ruby Brooks ; Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 292 10-in. approximately 1901 Coon songs Ruby Brooks ; Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 293 7-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Senegambian Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 293 10-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Senegambian Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 294 7-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Salome : Intermezzo Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 294 10-in. between 1901 and September 1902 Salome : Intermezzo Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Columbia 295 10-in. approximately 1901 Honor bright Artists vary Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Zonophone [Zo cat 812] 9-in. Before June 1903 Hunky dory Ruby Brooks Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Zonophone [Zo cat 813] 9-in. Before June 1903 Tell me, pretty maiden Ruby Brooks Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
Zonophone [Zo cat 1825] 7-in. Before May 1902 Hunky dory Ruby Brooks Banjo solo, with piano instrumentalist, banjo  
(Results 1-25 of 27 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brooks, Ruby," accessed December 20, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201125.

Brooks, Ruby. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 20, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201125.

"Brooks, Ruby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 20 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201125

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