Six Brown Brothers

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 (Results 1-25 of 59 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 59 records)

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.

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