J. T. Brown
John Thomas "J. T." Brown (April 2, 1918 – November 24, 1969) was an American tenor saxophonist of the Chicago blues era. He was variously billed as Saxman Brown, J. T. (Big Boy) Brown, and Bep Brown. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1918 (Mississippi), Died November 24, 1969 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, leader
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D5AB-0342 | 10-in. | 7/2/1945 | I'm in this mess for you | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0343 | 10-in. | 7/2/1945 | Don't push me around | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0344 | 10-in. | 7/2/1945 | Little Sam | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0345 | 10-in. | 7/2/1945 | Anytime is the right time | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0386 | 10-in. | 10/9/1945 | The honeydripper | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0387 | 10-in. | 10/9/1945 | Date bait | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0388 | 10-in. | 10/9/1945 | High price blues | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0389 | 10-in. | 10/9/1945 | Peeping Tom | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0394 | 10-in. | 10/18/1945 | Dog house blues | St. Louis Jimmy Oden | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0316 | 10-in. | 2/18/1947 | You can't make the grade | Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0317 | 10-in. | 2/18/1947 | You can't have none of that | Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0318 | 10-in. | 2/18/1947 | I just couldn't help it | Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0319 | 10-in. | 2/18/1947 | Soap and water blues | Washboard Sam ; Washboard Sam's Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0387 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | Where shall I go | Boogie Band ; J. T. Brown ; Memphis Jimmy | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-0388 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | Jimmy's jump | Boogie Band ; J. T. Brown ; Memphis Jimmy | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
Victor | D7VB-0389 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | I had to let her go | Boogie Band ; Little Eddie Boyd ; J. T. Brown | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Victor | D7VB-0390 | 10-in. | 4/3/1947 | Kilroy won't be back | Boogie Band ; Little Eddie Boyd ; J. T. Brown | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
Decca | 74935 | 5/20/1949 | Working man (Doing the best I can) | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 74936 | 5/20/1949 | Trouble blues | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 74937 | 5/20/1949 | President's blues | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 74938 | 5/20/1949 | I'm a little piece of leather | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76868 | 9/13/1950 | Night time is the right time | Grant Jones | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76869 | 9/13/1950 | I'd rather drink muddy water | Grant Jones | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76870 | 9/13/1950 | When the deal goes down | Grant Jones | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 76871 | 9/13/1950 | Michigan water blues-1 | Grant Jones | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, J. T.," accessed June 5, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.
Brown, J. T.. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.
"Brown, J. T.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 5 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brown, J. T. (John T.), 1918-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83176133
Wikidata: J. T. Brown (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6107166
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61730117
MusicBrainz: J.T. Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec82761b-ba82-423c-92fa-c18a7160b78a
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