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Shelton Brooks (1886–1975)
Songwriter ("The Darktown Strutters Ball", "Some of These Days"), composer, pianist and author. He was a pianist in Detroit, Michigan cafes, and then a vaudeville entertainer in the USA and Canada for 45 years. In 1923, he traveled to Europe with the troupe of Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds", and did a command performance for King George and Queen Mary....
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Born:in Amherstburg, Ontario, CanadaDied:(age 89) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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2015
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Game, Set & Murder
(2015)
... (writer: "Walkin' the Dog" - as Shelton Brooks)
2014
Manhattan
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Gun Model
(2014)
... (writer: "Darktown Strutter's Ball" - uncredited)
- The New World
(2014)
... (writer: "Darktown Strutters Ball" - uncredited)
2013
White Collar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Empire City
(2013)
... (writer: "Some of These Days")
2010-2012
Boardwalk Empire
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Bone for Tuna
(2012)
... (writer: "Darktown Strutters Ball" - uncredited)
- Belle Femme
(2010)
... (writer: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
- Boardwalk Empire
(2010)
... (writer: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited)
2008
That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
(TV Movie) (writer: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
(Video documentary) (writer: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
American Masters
(TV Series documentary) (music - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 1997)
- Les Paul: Chasing Sound
(2007)
... (music: "Dark Town Strutters' Ball")
- Vaudeville
(1997)
... (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
1999
The Last September
(lyrics: "The Darktown Strutters Ball" (1917)) / (music: "The Darktown Strutters Ball" (1917))
1998
Vigo: A Passion for Life
(lyrics: "DarkTown Strutter's Ball") / (music: "DarkTown Strutter's Ball")
1997
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
1996
The English Patient
(lyrics: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited) / (music: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited)
1994
Diese Drombuschs
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Im Abseits
(1994)
... (writer: "Some Of These Days")
1991
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Old Money
(1991)
... (writer: "Darktown Strutters' Ball")
1986
George Burns' 90th Birthday Party: A Very Special Special
(TV Special) (writer: "Some of These Days")
1972-1983
M*A*S*H
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen
(1983)
... (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball")
- The Billfold Syndrome
(1978)
... (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball")
- Pilot
(1972)
... (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
1977
The Bob Hope Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tribute to Vaudeville with Lucille Ball, Bernadette Peters, Ben Vereen, Jimmie Walker, The Captain & Tenille, Jack Albertson
(1977)
... (writer: "Some of These Days")
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1975) (music - 1 episode, 1975)
- Edie Gets Married
(1975)
... (lyrics: "Darktown Strutter's Ball" - uncredited) / (music: "Darktown Strutter's Ball" - uncredited)
1975
Upstairs, Downstairs
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- On with the Dance
(1975)
... (writer: "Darktown Strutter's Ball" - uncredited)
1973
Sanford and Son
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Lamont Goes African
(1973)
... (writer: "Some of These Days")
1972
Johnny Carson Presents the Sun City Scandals '72
(TV Movie) (performer: "Some of These Days") / (writer: "Some of These Days")
1970
This Is Tom Jones
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.5
(1970)
... (writer: "I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone?")
1968
The Dean Martin Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Norm Crosby, Julius LaRosa
(1968)
... (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
1962
The Arthur Haynes Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.13
(1962)
... (writer: "Some of These Days")
1961
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Dinah Shore Show
(1961)
... (writer: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
1959-1961
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Joanie Sommers
(1961)
... (writer: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
- Jason Evers
(1960)
... (writer: "Dark Town Strutters Ball" - uncredited)
- Roger Williams and Jack Bailey
(1959)
... (writer: "Darktown Stutters Ball" - uncredited)
- Lloyd Nolan
(1959)
... (writer: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
1949-1960
The Ed Sullivan Show
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #13.34
(1960)
... (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
- Episode #2.53
(1949)
... (writer: "Darktown Strutters Ball" - uncredited)
1956
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Night of Vaudeville
(1956)
... (writer: "Some Of These Days" - uncredited)
1950
You Bet Your Life
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(1950)
... (writer: "Some Of These Days")
1949
The Ed Wynn Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Hattie McDaniel, Buddy Ebsen
(1949)
... (writer: "Some of These Days")
1944
Follow the Boys
(lyrics: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited) / (music: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited)
1943
Stormy Weather
(music: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917), "Walkin' the Dog" (1916) - uncredited)
1942
For Me and My Gal
(music: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917), "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited)
1942
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
(Short) (writer: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
1940
Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
(Short) (music: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" - uncredited)
1939
Lying Lips
(lyrics: "Some of These Days" - uncredited) / (music: "Some of These Days" - uncredited)
1939
Double Deal
(performer: "Hole in the Wall") / (writer: "Hole in the Wall", "Jitterbugs Cuttin' Rugs")
1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
(lyrics: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited) / (music: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited)
1934
Keep 'Em Rolling
(lyrics: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited) / (music: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited)
1932
Panama Flo
(lyrics: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited) / (music: "Some of These Days" (1910), "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited)
1931/II
Taxi
(lyrics: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited) / (music: "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) - uncredited)
1931
An American Tragedy
(lyrics: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited) / (music: "Some of These Days" (1910) - uncredited)
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Other Works:
At Home With Ethel Waters (1953). Special/musical revue. Music for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson. Lyrics for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson. Music for "Sleepy Time Down South" by Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René. Lyrics for "Sleepy Time Down South" by Clarence Muse... See more »Contribute to This Page
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