Shelton Brooks
Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 – September 6, 1975) was a Canadian-born African American composer and performer of popular music and jazz. He was known for his ragtime and vaudeville style, and wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century; including "Some of These Days" and "At the Darktown Strutters' Ball". He composed "Some of These Days" at the Pekin Theatre.
Shelton Brooks | |
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| Born | May 4, 1886 Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | September 6, 1975 (aged 89) Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Popular music and jazz composer |
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