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Shelton Brooks

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Canadian-born African American composer of popular music and jazz

CanadaMusiciansLived 1886 to 1975 · aged 89
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Shelton Brooks 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".

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Shelton Brooks 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.

Country
Canada
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1975 · aged 89
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8 languages

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