Composer
Shelton Brooks
Canadian-born African American composer of popular music and jazz
1886–1975
11 works in the index
- Born
- 1886
- Died
- 1975
- Birthplace
- Amherstburg
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- Canada
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 – September 6, 1975) was a Canadian-born American composer and performer of popular music and jazz. He was known for his ragtime and vaudeville style, and wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century; including "Some of These Days" and "At the Darktown Strutters' Ball". He composed "Some of These Days" at the Pekin Theatre.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; composer; jazz musician; pianist; songwriter; stage actor
- Genres
- popular music; jazz
- Notable works
- Some of These Days; Darktown Strutters' Ball; I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone; Walkin' the Dog
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 1675391
- ISNI
- 0000000108622769
- GND ID
- 135167043
- Library of Congress ID
- n93003806
- MusicBrainz ID
- f43736c3-dfc7-400f-ab06-5fc5c28e1723
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Voice, Choir
- Genres represented
- Jazz, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 11
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Trombone, Ukulele, Tenor Saxophone | Jazz, pop | 12 |
| Some of These Days | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Choir | Jazz, pop | 3 |
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Score and Parts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Darktown Strutter's Ball | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, violin | — | 2 |
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Horn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Trombone | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Trumpet 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Trumpet 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball - Tuba | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Darktown Strutters' Ball Performed by Bob Zurke; | — | — | — | Piano | — | 0 |
| Walkin' The Dog | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 1675391.