J. T. Brown
John Thomas 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, Bep Brown, Nature Boy Brown and J.T. "Blow It" Brown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.
Brown, J. T.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.
"Brown, J. T.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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 - 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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