 Ada Scott Brown |
| Ada Brown (May 1, 1890, - March 31, 1950 was an American blues singer. She is best known for her recordings of "Ill Natural Blues", "Break O' Day Blues", and "Evil Mama Blues". Biography Ada Scott Brown was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, United States; her cousin James Scott was a ragtime composer and pianist. Her early career was spent primarily on stage in musical theater and vaudeville. She recorded with Bennie Moten in 1926; the side "Evil Mama Blues" is possibly the earliest recording of Kansas City Jazz. Aside from her time with Moten, she did several tours alongside bandleaders such as George E. Lee.  Brown was a founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America in 1936, and worked at the London Palladium and in Broadway in the late 1930s. She sang with Fats Waller in the film Stormy Weather in 1943, and followed it with appearances in Harlem to Hollywood, accompanied by Harry Swannagan. The ASV/Living Era compilation album, Ladies Sing the Blues included two "raunchy" tracks from Brown ("Break O'Day Blues" and "Evil Mama Blues.")  Ada Brown and Fats Waller in 1943 "That Ain't Right" from Stormy ______________________________________________ .jpg) Ada Brown and Fats Waller in 1943 "That Ain't Right" from Stormy ______________________________________________ +in+1943+in+That+Ain't+Right.jpg) Ada Brown and Fats Waller in 1943 "That Ain't Right" from Stormy ______________________________________________ Ada Brown died of kidney disease in March 1950 in Kansas City, at the age of 59. Source and Additional Info Here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ __________________________________ It has been a very long and busy week for me. Thus the reason for no posts since last Sunday. I have family visiting and I am caring for my elderly parents which takes up 100% of my time when I get home from work. I'll be posting more regularly again this coming week so stay with me. I hope you enjoyed this post; it is a little different than what I typically publish, however, Ada Brown is worth talking about about and remembering so check out some of her recording's if you can locate any. Until next time, "keep your boogie on" MUSICIAN by Night  "Help Keep The Blues Alives" |
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