Shelton Brooks

Summary

Shelton Brooks is a human^[1]. He was born in Amherstburg^[2]. He was born on May 4, 1886^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on September 6, 1975^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], pianist^[9], and songwriter^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Shelton Brooks's place of birth was Amherstburg^[2].
• Shelton Brooks died in Los Angeles^[4].
• Shelton Brooks was born on May 4, 1886^[3].
• Shelton Brooks died on September 6, 1975^[5].
• Shelton Brooks held citizenship in Canada^[12].
• Shelton Brooks is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Shelton Brooks's professions included singer^[6].
• Shelton Brooks worked as a composer^[7].
• Shelton Brooks's professions included jazz musician^[8].
• Shelton Brooks worked as a pianist^[9].
• Shelton Brooks's professions included songwriter^[10].
• Shelton Brooks worked as a stage actor^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Shelton Brooks is Some of These Days^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Shelton Brooks is Darktown Strutters' Ball^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Shelton Brooks is I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Shelton Brooks is Walkin' the Dog^[18].
• Shelton Brooks is recorded as male^[19].
• Shelton Brooks's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Shelton Brooks's genre is popular music^[21].
• Shelton Brooks's genre is jazz^[22].
• Shelton Brooks's record label is recorded as OKeh Records^[23].
• Shelton Brooks's Commons category is recorded as Sheet music of Shelton Brooks^[24].
• Shelton Brooks's residence is recorded as Amherstburg^[25].
• Shelton Brooks's residence is recorded as Detroit^[26].
• Shelton Brooks's residence is recorded as Fontana^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1886-05-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1975-09-06^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: f43736c3-dfc7-400f-ab06-5fc5c28e1723^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Shelton Brooks was born in Amherstburg^[2]. He was born on May 4, 1886^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], pianist^[9], songwriter^[10], and stage actor^[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Some of These Days^[15], a musical work/composition^[33], founded in 1910^[34]; Darktown Strutters' Ball^[16], a musical work/composition^[35]; I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone^[17], a musical work/composition^[36]; and Walkin' the Dog^[18], a musical work/composition^[37].

Death and Burial

Shelton Brooks died on September 6, 1975^[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4].

Why It Matters

Shelton Brooks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Shelton Brooks born?

Born in Amherstburg^[2], Shelton Brooks…

Where did Shelton Brooks die?

Shelton Brooks passed away in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Shelton Brooks do for work?

Shelton Brooks worked as singer^[6], composer^[7], jazz musician^[8], pianist^[9], and songwriter^[10].