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Chanteur et chef d'orchestre Western Swing US né 8 Septembre 1903 à Stephenville Texas. Milton Brown a débuté en 1931. Il est considéré comme l'un des pères du Western Swing avec Bob Wills. Il enregistra pour Bluebird Records. Milton Brown est mort après un accident de la route à Crystal Springs (Texas), le 18 Avril 1936, sans avoir pu profiter pleinement de son immense notoriété.
One of the
fathers of Western swing, Milton Brown was a vocalist and bandleader who was one
of the first to fuse country, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly
American hybrid. Along with Bob Wills —
who he performed with at the beginning of his career — Brown developed the sound
and style of Western swing in the early '30s and for a while he and his band,
the Musical Brownies, were just as popular as
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.
Tragically, Brown's career was cut short in 1936 when he died after a car
accident, just as he was poised to break into national stardom.
Born in Stephensville, TX, in 1903, Milton Brown moved to Fort Worth, TX, in
1918. After graduating from high school in 1925, he worked as a cigar salesman,
but he lost his job when the Great Depression hit in the late '20s. Brown began
his musical career in 1930, when he happened to meet
Bob Wills at a local Fort Worth dance.
The Wills Fiddle Band was performing at the dance and Brown joined the group on
a chorus of "St. Louis Blues." Wills was
impressed with Brown's voice and immediately asked him and his guitarist brother,
Derwood, to join the band.
The Wills Fiddle Band played medicine shows around Texas and landed a regular
radio spot on WBAP, where they played a show sponsored by the Aladdin Lamp
Company, which had the band change its name to the Aladdin Laddies. In early
1931, the group was hired by the Light Crust Flour Company — which was run by
Burrus Mill and Elevator Company — to appear daily on radio station KFJZ. The
company, which was managed by W. Lee O'Daniel (who also hosted the radio shows)
had the group rename itself as the Light
Crust Doughboys.
The Light Crust Doughboys were an instant
success, and soon O'Daniel moved them to another radio station, then syndicated
the program statewide. The Doughboys were
playing cowboy songs, jazz, blues, and popular songs — a repertoire so diverse
that the band's audience continued to expand. In February of 1932, they recorded
a single for Victor under the name the Fort Worth Doughboys.
The band was playing dance music and wanted to play at dances, but O'Daniel was
reluctant to let the group play outside of its radio shows. He also was hesitant
to pay them much money, which greatly angered Milton Brown. In September of
1932, Brown left the band after he had an argument about money with O'Daniel.
After leaving the Light Crust Doughboys,
Brown formed the first Western swing band, the Musical Brownies. The first
incarnation of the Brownies featured Brown, guitarist Durwood Brown, bassist
Wanna Coffman, Ocie Stockard on tenor banjo, and fiddle player Jesse Ashlock.
Shortly afterward, pianist Fred Calhoun and fiddle player Cecil Brower (who
replaced Ashlock) joined the group. Likethe
Light Crust Doughboys, the Musical Brownies played a mixture of country,
pop, and jazz, but the Brownies had a harder dance edge than their predecessors.
Almost immediately, Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies were a huge success. The
group had a regular spot on radio station KTAT and drew large crowds at Texas
dances. The band recorded eight songs for Bluebird in April of 1934, and another
ten for the label in August of that year.
Toward the end of 1934, the Brownies added electric steel guitarist Bob Dunn —
the first musician to play an electric instrument in country music. In January
of 1935, the band signed with Decca Records and recorded 36 songs for the label.
Released as singles over the course of 1935, the songs helped establish the band
as the most popular Western swing band in Texas. In March of 1936, the Brownies
traveled to New Orleans to record its second set of sessions for Decca. By this
time, fiddler Brower had been replaced by
Cliff Bruner. At these sessions, the Brownies cut about 50 songs, which were
issued throughout 1936 and 1937.
In April of 1936, Brown had a major car accident. Although he wasn't killed on
impact, he died from pneumonia five days after the crash. Following Milton's
death, Durwood Brown kept the Musical Brownies together for two years, recording
a dozen sides for Decca in 1937. At the time of his death, Milton Brown rivaled
Bob Wills in popularity. Although he
never became as famous as Wills, he was
equally important in the development of Western swing — without him, the genre
as it is now known wouldn't exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Brown
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Western Swing
Get Along, Cindy (1934) I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, YOU RASCAL YOU (1935) THE EYES OF TEXAS (1936) KEEP A KNOCKING (1936) EASY RIDIN' PAPA (1937) |
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & EP
05/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5444 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Oh, You Pretty Woman / Swinging On The Garden Gate |
06/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5485 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Do The Hula Lou / Four, Five, Or Six Time |
07/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5558 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - My Precious Sonny Boy / Garbage Man Blues |
09/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5610 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Loveland And You / This Morning, This Evening, So Soon |
10/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5654 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Take It Slow And Easy / Get Along, Cindy |
1934 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4536 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Take It Slow And Easy / Get Along, Cindy |
1934 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4539 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Do The Hula Lou / Four, Five, Or Six Time |
1934 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4540 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Oh, You Pretty Woman / Swinging On The Garden Gate |
11/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5690 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Trinity Waltz / Girl Of My Dreams |
12/1934 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5715 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Just Sitting On Top Of The World / Loveless Love |
01/1935 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5775 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Joe Turner Blues / Brownie's Stomp |
02/1935 | 78 t. BLUEBIRD B-5808 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Where Have You Been So Long Corinne / Talking About You |
02/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5070 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - St Louis Blues / A Good Man Is Hard To Find |
02/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5071 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - In El Rancho Grande / Beautiful Texas |
02/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5072 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Love In Bloom / Object Of My Affection |
03/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5080 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - My Mary / You're Tired Of Me |
04/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5091 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Sweet Jennie Lee / I Love You |
05/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5108 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Wabash Blues / You're Bound To Look Like A Monkey |
06/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5111 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Pray For The Lights To Go Out / Down By The Ohio |
07/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5121 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Shine On Harvest Moon / Sweet Georgia Brown |
07/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5129 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree / Black And White Rag |
09/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5134 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet / Some Of These Days |
10/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5149 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You / Taking Off |
11/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5158 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Copenhagen / Who's Sorry Now |
12/1935 | 78 t. DECCA 5166 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Cheezy Breeze / Chinatown My Chinatown |
01/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5174 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Brownie Special / Going Up Brushy Fork |
02/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5179 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Darktown Strutter's Ball / Crafton Blues |
03/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5194 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - House At The End Of The Lane / Little Betty Brown |
03/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5199 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Our Baby Boy / I Got Blues For Mammy |
03/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5200 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Mexicali Rose / Goofus |
04/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5201 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - When I Take My Sugar To Tea / Somebody's Been Using That Thing |
04/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5209 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - The Eyes Of Texas / Wheel Of Wagon Broken |
04/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5211 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - If You Can't Get Five Take Two / Show Me The Way To Go Home |
05/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5226 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Tired Of Same Old Thing / Texas Hambone Blues |
06/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5233 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Old Water Mill By Waterfal / Waltz You Saved For Me |
07/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5239 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi / I'll String Along With You |
07/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5244 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Chinese Honeymoon (Shanghai Honeymoon) / Fan It |
08/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5251 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Song Of The Wanderer / Keep A Knocking |
08/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5255 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - A Thousand Goodnights / Baby Keep Stealing |
08/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5260 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - The Old Grey Mare / Yes Sir (Just Because) |
09/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5266 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Washington And Lee Swing / Hesitation Blues |
10/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5272 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Am I Blue / When Its Harvest Time |
10/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5273 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - When I'm Gone You Dont Gri / Yellow Rose Of Texas |
11/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5281 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Mama Dont Allow It / Stay On Right Side Sister |
11/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5295 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Beale Street Mama / Roseland Melody |
12/1936 | 78 t. DECCA 5303 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Sheik Of Araby / Cielito Lindo |
1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4755 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Where Have You Been So Long Corinne / Talking About You |
1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4756 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Do The Hula Lou / Four, Five, Or Six Time |
1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4757 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Nancy Jane / Sunbonnet Sue |
1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4758 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Just Sitting On Top Of The World / Loveless Love |
1936 | 78 t. MONTGOMERY WARD M-4759 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - My Precious Sonny Boy / Garbage Man Blues |
01/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5311 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Sadie Green (The Vamp Of New Orleans) / Alice Blue Gown |
01/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5317 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - One Of Us Was Wrong / Just A Dream |
02/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5325 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Easy Ridin' Papa / Ida Sweet As Apple Cider |
04/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5342 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Wheezie Anna / Right Or Wrong |
04/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5346 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - The One Rose / Long, Long Ago |
04/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5349 (US) | . | High Geared Daddy (Milton BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS) / Ten Tiny Toes (Jimmie DAVIS) |
04/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5356 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - My Galveston Gal / La Golondrina |
05/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5371 (US) | . | Milton BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS - Louise, Louise / I Want Your Stingaree |
06/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5382 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Carry Me Back To Lone Prai / Memphis Blues |
07/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5394 (US) | . | Milton BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS - Everybody Loves Marguerite / Bring It Down To My House |
07/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5400 (US) | . | Do You Ever Think Of Me (Jimmie DAVIS) / Honky Tonk Blues (Milton BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS) |
08/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5413 (US) | . | MILTON BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS - Confessin' / Cross Patch |
09/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5429 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - I Had Someone Before I Had / Under The Double Eagle |
10/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5443 (US) | . | MILTON BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS - I Cant Give You Aynthing / Rose Rook |
12/1937 | 78 t. DECCA 5462 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Avalon / Somebody Stole My Gal |
01/1938 | 78 t. DECCA 5477 (US) | . | In The West Where Life Is Free (Milton BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS) / By The Grave Of Nobody's Darling (Jimmie DAVIS) |
02/1938 | 78 t. DECCA 5486 (US) | . | MILTON BROWN'S MUSICAL COWBOYS - Show Come You Do Me Like You / Some Changes Made |
1946 | 78 t. DECCA 46000 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - In El Rancho Grande / Beautiful Texas |
1946 | 78 t. DECCA 46001 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - St. Louis Blues / My Mary |
1946 | 78 t. DECCA 46002 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - Ida Sweet As Apple Cider / Bring It On Down To Me |
1947 | 78 t. DECCA 46071 (US) | . | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You / Washington |
1955 | EP DECCA ED-2221 (US) | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - DANCE-O-RAMA - Country & Western Dance-O-Rama No. 1 Part 1 - St. Louis Blues / Sweet Jennie Lee / Texas Hambone Blues / Brownie Special | |
1955 | EP DECCA ED-2222 (US) | Milton BROWN & His BROWNIES - DANCE-O-RAMA - Country & Western Dance-O-Rama No. 1 Part 2 - Right Or Wrong / Washington And Lee Swing / Beautiful Texas / Little Betty Brown |
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Albums
1955 | LP 10" DECCA DL-5561 (US) | COUNTRY AND WESTERN DANCE-O-RAMA - VOL. 1 - St. Louis Blues / Sweet Jennie Lee / Texas Hambone Blues / Brownie Special / Right Or Wrong / Washington And Lee Swing / Beautiful Texas / Little Betty Brown (Calls By Durwood BROWN) | |||
1977 | LP 12 " STRING STR 804 (US) | TAKING OFF ! - Chinatown My Chinatown / St. Louis Blues / In El Rancho Grande / Taking Off / If You Can't Get Five Take Two / Fan It / Little Betty Brown / Some Of These Days / Sweet Georgia Brown / Texas Hambone Blues / Washington And Lee Swing / My Mary / Goofus / Honky Tonk Blues / Sweet Jennie Lee / There 'll Be Some Changes Made | |||
1982 | LP 12 " MCA MCA-1509 (US) | PIONEER WESTERN SWING BAND - 1935-1936 - The Sheik Of Araby / Yes Sir! / Fan It / Chinese Honeymoon / Somebody's Been Using That Thing / Goofus / Down By The Ohio / I've Got The Blues For Mamy / Hesitation Blues / When I Take My Sugar To Tea / Black And White Rag / Easy Ridin' Papa | |||
1983 | LP 12 " TEXAS ROSE TXR 2706 (US) | WESTERN SWING - THE COMPLETE SESSIONS 1934 - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Brownie's Stomp / Joe Turner Blues / Oh You Pretty Woman / My Precious Sonny Boy / Swinging On The Garden Gate / Do The Hula Hou / Garbage Man Blues / Four Five Or Six Times / Where Have You Been So Long Corinne / Talking About You / Just Sitting On The Top Of The World / Take It Slow And Easy / Get Along Cindy / Trinity Waltz / Loveland And You / This Mornign This Evening So Soon / Girl Of My Dreams / Loveless Love | |||
1985 | LP 10 " WESTERN WS-1001 (US) | COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCE-O-RAMA - St. Louis Blues / Sweet Jennie Lee! / Texas Hambone Blues / Brownie Special / Right Or Wrong / Washington And Lee Swing / Beautiful Texas / Little Betty Brown | |||
1987 | LP 12" CHARLY CR 30264 (UK) | EASY RIDIN' PAPA - Milton BROWN & The BROWNIES - Down By The O-H-I-O / Easy Ridin' Papa / Sweet Jenny Lee / Ida Sweet As Apple Cider / Little Betty Brown / Black And White Rag / Brownie Special / Wabash Blues / Hesitation Blues / St. Louis Blues / I've Got The Blues For Mamy / Texas Hambone Blues / Beautiful Texas /Right Or Wrong | |||
01/1996 | 5 CD TEXAS ROSE 1-5 (US) | COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF THE FATHER OF WESTERN SWING 1932-37 : | |||
08/2001 | CD ORIGINAL JAZZ LIBRARY OJL-1000 (US) | WESTERN SWING CHRONICLES, VOL. 1 - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Nancy Jane / Brownie's Stomp / Beale Street Mama / St. Louis Blues / Yes Sir! / Taking Off / Avalon / Memphis Blues / Easy Ridin' Papa / You're Tired Of Me / Copenhagen / Beautiful Texas / Sombody's Been Using That Thing / This Morning, This Evening, So Soon / An Old Water Mill By A Waterfall / Going Up Brushy Fork / In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree / Sweet Georgia Brown / Some Of These Days / Sweet Jennie Lee / My Precious Sonny Boy / "Ida" Sweet As Apple Cider / Washington and Lee Swing / Right Or Wrong / A Thousand Good Nights | |||
2003 | CD PROSPER 1333 (UK) | BROWNIE STOMP - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Oh You Pretty Woman / Garbage Man Blues / Joe Turner Blues / Brownies Stomp / Do The Hula Lou / My Precious Sonny Boy / Swinging On The Garden Gate / Four Five Or Six Times / Get Along Cindy / Where Have You Been So Long Corrine / Girl Of My Dreams / Talking About You / Loveland And You / Take It Slow And Easy / Sitting On Top Of The World / This Morning This Evening So Soon / Trinity Waltz / Loveless Life / Sweet Jennie Lee / Object Of My Affection / I Love You / Pray For The Lights To Go Out / Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet / In El Rio Grande / Good Man Is Hard To Find / Down By The O-H-I-O | |||
2003 | CD PROSPER 1334 (UK) | BROWNIE SPECIAL - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - St Louis Blues / Brownie Special / Copenhagen / Chinatown My Chinatown / Wabash Blues / Some Of These Days / Who's Sorry Now / Just A Dream / Cheesy Breeze / Beautiful Texas / The House At The End Of The Lane / In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree / Shine On Harvest Moon / Love In Bloom / My Mary / You're Tired Of Me / Wheezie Anna / One Of Us Was Wrong / You Rascal You / Sweet Georgia Brown / You're Bound To Look Like A Monkey / Dark Town Strutters Ball / Taking Off / Black And White Rag / Crafton Blues / Little Betty Brown | |||
2003 | CD PROSPER 1335 (UK) | EASY RIDIN' PAPA - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Going Up Bushy Fork / Beale Street Mama / The Sheik Of Araby / Mexicali Rose / Somebody's Been Using That Thing / Mama Don't Allow It / I've Got The Blues For Mammy / Texas Hambone Blues / The Eyes Of Texas / Easy Ridin' Papa / Stay On The Right Side / If You Can't Get Five Take Two / Cielito Lindo (Beautiful Heaven) / The Waltz You Saved For Me / I Had Someone Before I Had You / Am I Blue / Our Baby Boy / Under The Double Eagle / Washington And Lee Swing / The Wheel On The Wagon Is Broken / Memphis Blues / Somebody Stole My Gal / When I'm Gone Don't You Grieve / The Hesitation Blues / The Sweethewrt Of Sigma Chi / An Old Watermill By A Waterfall / Avalon | |||
2003 | CD PROSPER 1336 (UK) | KEEP A KNOCKIN' - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES - Sadie Green (The Vamp Of NewOrleans) / Show Me The Way To Go Home / The Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Roseland Melody / My Galveston Gal / Yes Sir / La Golondrina / When I Take My Sugar To Tea / Song Of The Wanderer / Right Or Wrong / Chinese Honeymoon / Alice Blue Gown / Fan It / Tired Of The Same Thing All The Time / I'll String Along With You / Goofus / Ida Sweet As Apple Cider / When It's Harvest Time Sweet Angeline / Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie / A Thousand Goodnights / Keep A Knockin' / Baby Keeps Stealin' / The Old Grey Mare / Bring It On Down To My House Honey / High Geared Daddy / Honky Tonk Blues / Louise Louise Blues | |||
05/2003 | 4 CD PROSPER BOX 59 (UK) | DADDY OF WESTERN SWING - Milton BROWN & His MUSICAL BROWNIES : | |||
02/2018 | 2 CD Primo PRMCD 6231 (EUR) |
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