Birth name Ada Scott Brown Role Singer Occupation(s) Singer Genres Blues | Years active 1919–1950 Movies Stormy Weather Name Ada Brown Albums That Ain't Right | |
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Born May 1, 1890
Kansas City, Kansas, United States ( 1890-05-01 ) Died March 30, 1950, Kansas City, Missouri, United States Similar People Fats Waller, Bennie Moten, Andrew L Stone, Porter Grainger, Mel Walker | ||
Fats waller ada brown that ain t right stormy weather 1943
Ada Scott Brown (May 1, 1890 – March 30, 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.
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- Ada brown crazy bout my lollipop 1929
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Ada brown crazy bout my lollipop 1929
Biography
Brown was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. 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 with Fats Waller in the film Stormy Weather in 1943. She also appeared in Harlem to Hollywood, accompanied by Harry Swannagan. Brown was featured on two tracks of the compilation album Ladies Sing the Blues ("Break o' Day Blues" and "Evil Mama Blues").
Brown died in Kansas City of kidney disease in March 1950.