Billie Brown
Birth and Death Data: Born June 9, 1894, Died December 4, 1921
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-25432 | 10-in. | 6/7/1921 | Dangerous blues | Al Bernard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-26240 | 10-in. | 3/9/1922 | Lonesome mama blues | Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79951 | 10-in. | 7/19/1921 | Dangerous blues | Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 80449 | 10-in. | 7/13/1922 | Lonesome mama blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W147285 | 10-in. | 10/24/1928 | Lonesome mama blues | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7959 | 10-in. | June 1921 | Dangerous blues | Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | o-8227 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1921 | Dangerous blues | Joseph Samuels Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70044 | 10-in. | July 1921 | Dangerous blues | Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70560 | 10-in. | 3/23/1922 | Lonesome mamma blues | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70654 | 10-in. | May 1922 | Lonesome mama blues | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 5779-5780 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Dangerous blues | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Al Bernard | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E21985-E21987 | 10-in. | 3/17/1927 | Bill Brown blues | Bill Brown ; Brownies | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 1585 | 10-in. | 10/6/1922 | Lonesome mama blues | Ernest L. Stevens Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Edison | 8618 | 10-in. | 10/5/1922 | Lonesome mama blues | Fred Van Eps | Banjo solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, Billie," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111928.
Brown, Billie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111928.
"Brown, Billie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
IMSLP: Billie Brown
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Brown, Billie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002104500
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