The song The Darktown Strutters’ Ball was the earliest jazz recording ever made, and it was written by Shelton Brooks, an Afro-Canadian who has the music industry’s first superstar. This compelling ...
Hoosier Hot Shots. side 1: At the Darktown Strutters' Ball; side 2: Nobody's Sweetheart (Melotone 6-07-53). 78 rpm. This same coupling was released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
side 1: The Harlem Footwarmers. Big House Blues; side 2: Red McKenzie and the Celestial Beings. Darktown Strutters Ball (Parlophone R 1044). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1930 and released ...