Six Brown Brothers
The Six Brown Brothers, later known as the Five Brown Brothers, were a Canadian vaudeville era saxophone sextet consisting of six brothers. They were known for their comedic musical acts as well as their many recordings. They performed as clowns with white makeup and one in blackface. Their performances included ragtime and minstrel group acts. They were instrumental in popularizing the saxophone in America: "During the first two decades of the 20th century, the Six Brown Brothers were arguably the musical act most responsible for introducing the saxophone into American music." |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1906
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1920
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
Notes: William, Tom, Alec, Percy, Fred, and Vern Brown.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-15360 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | Chicken reel comedy medley | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-15361 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | La paloma | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-15362 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | That moaning saxophone rag | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-15363 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | Dill pickles rag | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-15414 | 10-in. | 11/20/1914 | Independentia | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-16141 | 10-in. | 6/25/1915 | American patrol | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-16142 | 10-in. | 6/25/1915 | Down home rag | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-16178 | 10-in. | 7/8/1915 | À la carte | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-16355 | 10-in. | 8/13/1915 | The hustler march | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-17894 | 10-in. | 6/19/1916 | Pussyfoot march | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-17895 | 10-in. | 6/19/1916 | Chin chin medley | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-17896 | 10-in. | 6/19/1916 | Rigoletto quartet | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-17897 | 10-in. | 6/20/1916 | Bull frog blues | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-17898 | 10-in. | 6/20/1916 | Walkin' the dog | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-17899 | 10-in. | 6/20/1916 | Chicken walk | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-18006 | 10-in. | 6/21/1916 | Passion dance | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-18007 | 10-in. | 6/21/1916 | Saxophone sobs | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-18014 | 10-in. | 6/22/1916 | Tambourines and oranges | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19696 | 10-in. | 5/7/1917 | Tom Brown's saxophone | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19697 | 10-in. | 5/7/1917 | Daughters of American Revolution | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19698 | 10-in. | 5/7/1917 | Saxophone Sam | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19699 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | Comedy Tom | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19840 | 10-in. | 5/7/1917 | My fox trot girl | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19843 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | The Aunt Jemimas slide | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19844 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | The ghost of the saxophone | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19845 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | A wonderful thing | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19846 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | Saxophonology | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19847 | 10-in. | 5/9/1917 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19848 | 10-in. | 5/9/1917 | For me and my gal | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-19849 | 10-in. | 5/9/1917 | Smiles and chuckles | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21945 | 10-in. | 6/4/1918 | Minstrel days march | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21946 | 10-in. | 6/4/1918 | Oh! Babe! | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21947 | 10-in. | 6/4/1918 | When Aunt Dinah's daughter Hannah bangs on that piano | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21948 | 10-in. | 6/4/1918 | A Georgia moan | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21949 | 10-in. | 6/4/1918 | Come along ma honey | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21950 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | Chasing the chickens | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21951 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | Drafting blues | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21952 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | Cute and pretty | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21953 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | Sand dunes | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21954 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | At the funny page ball | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21955 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | The courtier march | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21956 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | Cry baby | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21957 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | Play it again | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21958 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | Moovie blues | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21959 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | Hello Central, give me No Man's Land | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-21960 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | Saxophone caprice | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22826 | 10-in. | 5/12/1919 | Peter Gink | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22827 | 10-in. | 5/12/1919 | Missouri blues | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22828 | 10-in. | 5/12/1919 | Oriental fox trot | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22842 | 10-in. | 5/12/1919 | Off again, on again, gone again Finnegan | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22843 | 10-in. | 5/13/1919 | Pershing patrol | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22844 | 10-in. | 5/13/1919 | Sweet jazz o' mine | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22850 | 10-in. | 5/13/1919 | Rajah one-step | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-22851 | 10-in. | 5/13/1919 | Egyptland | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-24702 | 10-in. | 11/22/1920 | Tip top | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-24703 | 10-in. | 11/22/1920 | If a wish could make it so | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-24704 | 10-in. | 11/22/1920 | Shivaree | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Victor | [Trial 1914-10-26-03] | Not documented | 10/26/1914 | March Michigan | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group | |
| Edison | 3051 | 10-in. | May 1914 | [Unknown title(s)] | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Six Brown Brothers," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110219.
Six Brown Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110219.
"Six Brown Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Six Brown Brothers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96020814
Wikidata: Six Brown Brothers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7532649
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/146206032
MusicBrainz: Six Brown Brothers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/70d3a093-0293-4a42-9763-ec3e0e9057c8
ISNI: 0000 0000 9862 7303 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000098627303
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