Songs Written by Shelton BrooksTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 – September 6, 1975) was a Canadian-born 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. == Early life and education == Brooks was born in Amherstburg, Canada in 1886.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Shelton Brooks first charted in 1910 with You Ain't Talking to Me.The artist placed 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 11 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Dark Town Strutters' Ball - #2: You Ain't Talking to Me - #3: Some of These Days - #4: Darktown Strutters' Ball - #5: Some of These Days
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  Eddie Morton
1.
03/1910

#2  You Ain't Talking to Me
Eddie Morton

337 pts
2
US




[Columbia 777]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick & Mat Marshall
  The American Quartet
Some of These Days
2.
05/1911

#5  Some of These Days
The American Quartet

271 pts
3
US




[Victor 16834]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Sophie Tucker
Some of These Days
3.
07/1911

#3  Some of These Days
Sophie Tucker

321 pts
2
US




[Edison Amberol 691]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Ada Jones & Billy Murray
4.
04/1913

All Night Long
Ada Jones & Billy Murray

195 pts
7
US




[Victor 17278]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Darktown Strutters' Ball
5.
10/1917

#4  Darktown Strutters' Ball
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

318 pts
2
US




[Columbia 2297]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  The Brown Brothers
Darktown Strutters' Ball
6.
11/1917

Darktown Strutters' Ball
The Brown Brothers

147 pts
10
US




[Victor 18378]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  The Jaudas' Society Orchestra
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
7.
03/1918

The Darktown Strutters' Ball
The Jaudas' Society Orchestra

160 pts
9
US




[Edison 50469]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
8.
03/1918

#1  Dark Town Strutters' Ball
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

368 pts
1
US




[Columbia 2478]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Nora Bayes
9.
12/1921

Saturday
Nora Bayes

166 pts
9
US




[Columbia 3471]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Some of These Days
10.
04/1923

Some of These Days
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

236 pts
5
US




[Okeh 4738]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Ted Lewis & His Band
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
11.
1927

The Darktown Strutters' Ball
Ted Lewis & His Band

132 pts
12
US




[Columbia 1084]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Bing Crosby
Some of These Days
12.
1932

Some of These Days
Bing Crosby

107 pts
16
US




[Brunswick 6351]
written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
13.
1948

The Darktown Strutters' Ball
Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers

25 pts


7
R&B


written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Connie Haines and Alan Dale
The Darktown Strutters' Ball
14.
08/1948

The Darktown Strutters' Ball
Connie Haines and Alan Dale

55 pts
29
US




written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Lou Monte
Darktown Strutters' Ball (Italian Style)
15.
02/1954

Darktown Strutters' Ball (Italian Style)
Lou Monte

119 pts
7
US




written by Shelton Brooks greentick
  Joe Brown
Darktown Strutters' Ball
16.
03/1960

Darktown Strutters' Ball
Joe Brown

26 pts




34
UK
as Joe Brown & the Bruvvers
written by Shelton Brooks greentick

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