Cleo Brown
Cleopatra Brown (December 8, 1909 or 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Meridian (city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States), Died April 15, 1995 (Denver (consolidated city-county and capital of Colorado, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | TO1303 | 10-in. | 6/2/1933 | Let's have another cup of coffee; Stormy weather | Bubbles | |||
| 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 January 9, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201150.
Brown, Cleo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 9, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201150.
"Brown, Cleo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 9 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brown, Cleo - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97877659
Wikidata: Cleo Brown - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q467488
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/64201217
MusicBrainz: Cleo Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c7895164-578a-4d59-98f0-c3c4f19d81b8
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/407826 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/407826
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