Ada Brown
Ada Brown | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ada Scott Brown |
Born | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | May 1, 1890
Died | March 30, 1950 Kansas City, Kansas, United States | (aged 59)
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1919–1950 |
Ada Scott Brown (May 1, 1890 – March 30, 1950)[1] was an American blues singer. She is best known for her recordings of "Ill Natural Blues", "Break o' Day Blues", and "Evil Mama Blues.[1]
Biography[]
Brown was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas.[1] 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. She worked at the London Palladium and on Broadway in the late 1930s. She sang "That Ain't Right" with Fats Waller in the musical film Stormy Weather (1943).[2]
She also appeared in Harlem to Hollywood, accompanied by . Brown was featured on two tracks of the compilation album Ladies Sing the Blues ("Break o' Day Blues" and "Evil Mama Blues").[3][4]
Brown died in Kansas City of kidney disease in March 1950.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Dead Rock Stars Club – The 50s and Earlier". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Ada Brown and Fats Waller performing "That Ain't Right" from Stormy Weather (1943) - online video
- ^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 199. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Ladies Sing the Blues [ASV/Living Era]". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
External links[]
- 1890 births
- 1950 deaths
- American blues singers
- Singers from Kansas
- Okeh Records artists
- Deaths from kidney disease
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American women singers