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 during his career.

Birth and Death Data: Born Mississippi (state of the United States of America), Died November 24, 1969 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, leader, clarinet

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)

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-0392 10-in. 10/18/1945 Mother's Day St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Victor D5AB-0393 10-in. 10/18/1945 Trouble in the land St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio 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 D5AB-0395 10-in. 10/18/1945 Make up your mind 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  
Columbia C4461 10-in. 10/24/1945 Who but you James "Beale Street" Clark Male vocal solo, with piano, clarinet, and bass instrumentalist, clarinet  
Columbia C4462 10-in. 10/24/1945 I'll never be good no more James "Beale Street" Clark Male vocal solo, with piano, clarinet, and bass instrumentalist, clarinet  
Columbia C4463 10-in. 10/22/1945 Love me or let me be James "Beale Street" Clark Male vocal solo, with piano, clarinet, and bass instrumentalist, clarinet  
Columbia C4464 10-in. 10/22/1945 Get ready to meet your man James "Beale Street" Clark Male vocal solo, with piano, clarinet, and bass instrumentalist, clarinet  
Chess 8980 10-in. November? 1958 Close to you Muddy Waters instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
(Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, J. T.," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.

Brown, J. T.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.

"Brown, J. T.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834

External Sources

Wikipedia: J.T. Brown

Discogs: J. T. Brown

Allmusic: J. T. Brown

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LCNAR: Brown, J. T. (John T.), 1918-1969 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83176133

Wikidata: J.T. Brown - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6107166

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MusicBrainz: J.T. Brown - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec82761b-ba82-423c-92fa-c18a7160b78a

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