Cleo Brown
Cleopatra Brown (December 8, 1909 – April 15, 1995), known as Cleo Brown, C. Patra Brown or Cleo Patra Brown, was an American blues and jazz vocalist and pianist. She was the first woman instrumentalist to receive the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 39395 | 10-in. | 3/12/1935 | Lookie, Lookie, Lookie, here comes Cookie | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39396 | 10-in. | 3/12/1935 | You're a heavenly thing | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39397 | 10-in. | 3/12/1935 | I'll take the South | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39398 | 10-in. | 3/12/1935 | The stuff is here and it's mellow | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39399 | 10-in. | 3/12/1935 | Boogie woogie (Pinetop's boogie woogie) | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39530 | 10-in. | 5/20/1935 | 'Way back home, part 2-2 | Decca All-Star Review | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39531 | 10-in. | 5/20/1935 | Pelican stomp | Cleo Brown | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39578 | 10-in. | 6/8/1935 | Never too tired to love | Caire Brown | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39579 | 10-in. | 6/8/1935 | Give a broken heart a break | Caire Brown | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39580 | 10-in. | 6/8/1935 | Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' coconut oil | Caire Brown | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 39581 | 10-in. | 6/8/1935 | Me and my wonderful one | Caire Brown | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 270 | 10-in. | 11/20/1935 | When Hollywood goes black and tan | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 271 | 10-in. | 11/20/1935 | When | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 272 | 10-in. | 11/20/1935 | You're my fever | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 273 | 10-in. | 11/20/1935 | Breakin' in a pair of shoes | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 337 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Latch on | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 338 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Slow poke | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 339 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Love in the first degree | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | DLA 340 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | My gal mezzanine | Cleo Brown | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Cleo," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201150.
Brown, Cleo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201150.
"Brown, Cleo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Brown, Cleo - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97877659
Wikidata: Cleo Brown - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q467488
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64201217
MusicBrainz: Cleo Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c7895164-578a-4d59-98f0-c3c4f19d81b8
ISNI: 0000 0001 0654 674X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000010654674X
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