Milton Brown

Willie Milton Brown, *08-09-1936 Stephenville, TX, +18-04-1936
2nd version
By Tony Russell (in Country Discography 1921-1942), Mario Manciotti, Thieu Van De Vorst, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
9 February 1932 Jefferson Hotel, Fort Worth, TX - Fort Worth Doughboys (Milton Brown [vcl], Derwood Brown [vcl/gt], Sleepy Johnson [gt], Bob Wills [vcl/fiddle])
001 BVE-70670 NANCY JANE 23653 B-5257 Montgomery Ward M-4416 M-4757 Sunrise S-3340 Electrodisk 2137/OJL 1000
002 BVE-70671 SUNBONNET SUE 23653 B-5257 Montgomery Ward M-4416 M-4757 Sunrise S-3340 Electrodisk 2137
4 April 1934 Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX - Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Milton Brown [vcl -*],Ocie Stockard [vcl -+/gt/banjo], Derwood Brown [vcl -x/gt], Wanna Coffman [bass], Cecil Brower [fiddle], Fred Calhoun [piano])
003 BS-82795-1 THE BROWNIE'S STOMP -instr.- Bluebird B-5775 Twin FT1891/TXR 2706 BOX 59 OJL 1000
004 BS-82796-1 JOE TURNER BLUES -instr.- B-5775/TXR 2706 BOX 59
005 BS-82797-1 OH! YOU PRETTY WOMAN -+ -x -* B-5444 Montgomery Ward M-4540/TXR 2706 BOX 59
006 BS-82798-1 MY PRECIOUS SONNY BOY -* B-5558 Montgomery Ward M-4759 Twin FT1755/TXR 2706 BOX 59 OJL 1000
007 BS-82799-1 SWINGING ON THE GARDEN GATE -+ -x -* B-5444 Montgomery Ward M-4540/TXR 2706 BOX 59
008 BS-82800-1 DO THE HULA LOU -* B-5485 Montgomery Ward M-4539 M-4756 Twin FT1749/TXR 2706 BOX 59
008 BS-82801-1 GARBAGE MAN BLUES -* B-5558 Montgomery Ward M-4759 Twin FT1755 /TXR 2706 BOX 59
010 BS-82802-1 FOUR, FIVE, OR SIX TIMES -* B-5485 Montgomery Ward M-4539 M-4756 Twin FT1749/TXR 2706 BOX 59
8 August 1934 Texas Hotel, San Antonio, TX - Milton Brown and His Brownies (Milton Brown [ld vcl], Derwood Brown [vcl -x/gt], Ocie Stockard [-* vcl//banjo], Wanna Coffman [bass], Cecil Bower [fiddle], Ted Grantham [fiddle], Fred Calhoun [piano])
011 BS-83860-1 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN SO LONG, CORINNE? -x B-5808 Montgomery Ward M-4755 FT1864/TXR-2706 BOX 59
012 BS-83861-1 TALKING ABOUT YOU -x -* B-5808 Montgomery Ward M-4755 Twin FT1864/TXR-2706 BOX 59
013 BS-83862-1 JUST SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD B-5714 Montgomery Ward M-4758 Twin FT1825 /TXR-2706 BOX 59
014 BS-83863-1 TAKE IT SLOW AND EASY B-5653 Montgomery Ward M-4536 Twin FT1842 /TXR-2706 BOX 59
015 BS-83864-1 GET ALONG, CINDY -x B-5653 Montgomery Ward M-4536/TXR-2706 BOX 59
016 BS-83865-1 TRINITY WALTZ -instr.- B-5690/TXR-2706 BOX 59
017 BS-83866-1 LOVELAND AND YOU -x B-5610 Twin FT1842 /TXR-2706 BOX 59
018 BS-83867-1 THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING, SO SOON -*-x B-5610/TXR-2706 BOX 59 OJL 1000
019 BS-83868-1 GIRL OF MY DREAMS B-5690 Twin FT1812/TXR-2706 BOX 59
020 BS-83869-1 LOVELESS LOVE -x B-5715 Montgomery Ward M-4758 Twin FT1825/TXR-2706 BOX 59
27 January 1935 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL - Milton Brown and His Brownies (Milton Brown [ld vcl], Derwood Brown [vcl-+/gt], Ocie Stockard [vcl -*/banjo], Bob Dunn [steel], Wanna Coffman [bass], Fred Calhoun [piano])
021 C 9691-A PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET -+ Decca 5134/BOX 59
022 C 9692-C PRAY FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT -+ 5111/BOX 59
023 C 9693-A IN EL RANCHO GRANDE -+ 5071 46000/String STR 804 BOX 59
024 C 9694-A DOWN BY THE O-H-I-O -*-+ 5111/MCA-1509 CR 30264 BOX 59
025 C 9695-A I LOVE YOU 5091/BOX 59
026 C 9696-A SWEET JENNIE LEE -+ 5091/DL-5561String STR 804 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 OJL 1000
027 C 9697-A,B A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND 5070/BOX 59
028 C 9698-C ST. LOUIS BLUES 5070 46001/DL-5561 String STR 804 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 OJL 1000 BOX 59
029 C 9699-D THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION 5072/BOX 59
030 C 9700-C LOVE IN BLOOM -+ 5072/BOX 59
031 C 9701-A CHINATOWN, MY CHINATOWN 5166/String STR 804 BOX 59
032 C 9702-A COPENHAGEN -instr.- 5158 10097/BOX 59 OJL 1000
033 C 9703-A BROWNIE SPECIAL 5174/DL-5561 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 BOX 59
034 C 9704-A SOME OF THESE DAYS 5134/String STR 804 BOX 59 OJL 1000
035 C 9705-A WABASH BLUES -+ 5108/CR 30264 BOX 59
28 January 1935 Furniture Mart Building, 666 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL - Milton Brown and His Brownies (Milton Brown [ld vcl], Derwood Brown [vcl-+/gt], Ocie Stockard [vcl -*/banjo], Bob Dunn [steel], Wanna Coffman [bass], Fred Calhoun [piano])
036 C 9716-A BEAUTIFUL TEXAS -+ 5071 46000/DL-5561 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 BOX 59 OJL 1000
037 C 9717-A JUST A DREAM 5317/BOX 59
038 C 9718-A CHEESY BREEZE -instr.- 5166/BOX 59
039 C 9719-A,-AA WHEN I'M GONE, DON¢T YOU GRIEVE rejected
040 C 9720-A WHO'S SORRY NOW 5158/BOX 59
041 C 9721-A ONE OF US WAS WRONG -+ 5317/BOX 59
042 C 9722-A THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE LANE -+ 5194/BOX 59
043 C 9723-A MY MARY 5080 46001/String STR 804 BOX 59
044 C 9724-A YOU'RE TIRED OF ME -+ 5080/BOX 59 OJL 1000
045 C 9726-A I'LL BE GLAD WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, YOU RASCAL YOU -*-+ 5149/BOX 59
046 C 9727-A SWEET GEORGIA BROWN -+ 5121/String STR 804 BOX 59 OJL 1000
047 C 9728-A SHINE ON, HARVEST MOON -+ 5121/BOX 59
048 C 9729-A YOU'RE BOUND TO LOOK LIKE A MONKEY WHEN OU GROW OLD -*-+ 5108/BOX 59
049 C 9730-A WHEEZIE ANNA -*-+ 5342/BOX 59
050 C 9731-A TAKING OFF -instr.- 5149/String STR 804 BOX 59 OJL 1000
051 C 9732-A DARKTOWN STRUTTER'S BALL -+ 5179/BOX 59
052 C 9733-A CRAFTON BLUES -instr.- 5179/BOX 59
053 C 9734-A BLACK AND WHITE RAG -instr.- 5129/MCA-1509 CR 30264 BOX 59
054 C 9735-A IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD APPLE TREE -+ 5129/BOX 59 OJL 1000
055 C 9736-A LITTLE BETTY BROWN 5194/DL-5561 String STR 804 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 BOX 59
056 C 9737-A GOING UP BRUSHY FORK -instr.- 5174/BOX 59 OJL 1000
3 March 1936 Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, LA - Milton Brown's Brownies (Milton Brown [vcl-4], Derwood Brown [vcl-3/gt], Ocie Stockard [vcl-2/banjo], Bob Dunn [steel], Wanna Coffman [bass], Cecil Brower [vcl-1/fiddle], Cliff Bruner [fiddle], Fred Calhoun [piano])
057 NO-60610-A SOMEBODY'S BEEN USING THAT THING -2,3,4 5201/MCA-1509 BOX 59 OJL 1000
058 NO-60611 THE SHEIK OF ARABY -3,4 5302/MCA-1509 BOX 59
059 NO-60612-A BEALE STREET MAMA -4 5295/BOX 59 OJL 1000
060 NO-60613-A MAMA DON'T ALLOW IT -3,4 5281/BOX 59
061 NO-60614-A OUR BABY BOY -4 5199/BOX 59
062 NO-60615-A MEXICALI ROSE -3,4 5200/BOX 59
063 NO-60616 STAY ON RIGHT SIDE SISTER -3 5281/BOX 59
064 NO-60617-A IF YOU CAN'T GET FIVE TAKE TWO -2,3,4 5211/String STR 804 BOX 59
065 NO-60618-A CIELITO LINDO [BEAUTIFUL HEAVEN] -1,3 5303/BOX 59
066 NO-60619 THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME -3,4 5233/BOX 59
067 NO-60620 THE EYES OF TEXAS -3,4 5209/BOX 59
068 NO-60621-A I HAD SOMEONE BEFORE I HAD YOU -4 5429/BOX 59
069 NO-60622-A I'VE GOT THE BLUES FOR MAMMY -3,4 5199/MCA-1509 CR 30264 BOX 59
070 NO-60623-A TEXAS HAMBONE BLUES -4 5226/DL-5561 String STR 804 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 BOX 59
071 NO-60624 EASY RIDING PAPA -2,3,4 5325/MCA-1509 CR 30264 BOX 59 OJL 1000
072 NO-60625-A AM I BLUE -2,3,4 5272/BOX 59
4 March 1936 Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, LA - Milton Brown's Brownies (Milton Brown [vcl-4], Derwood Brown [vcl-3/gt], Ocie Stockard [vcl-2/banjo], Bob Dunn [steel], Wanna Coffman [bass], Cecil Brower [vcl-1/fiddle], Cliff Bruner [fiddle], Fred Calhoun [piano])
073 NO-60626-A THE WHEEL OF THE WAGON IS BROKEN -4 5209/BOX 59
074 NO-60627 MEMPHIS BLUES -4 5382/BOX 59 OJL 1000
075 NO-60628-A SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL -4 5462/BOX 59
076 NO-60629 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE 5429/BOX 59
077 NO-60630 WASHINGTON AND LEE SWING 5266 46071/DL-5561String STR 804 Western WS-1001BOX 59 OJL 1000
078 NO-60631 WHEN I'M GONE YOU DON'T YOU GRIEVE -3,4 5273/BOX 59
079 NO-60632 THE SWEETHEARTS OF SIGMA CHI -4 5239/BOX 59
080 NO-60633 AN OLD WATER MILL BY A WATERFAL -4 5233/BOX 59 OJL 1000
081 NO-60634-A THE HESITATION BLUES -2,3,4 5266/MCA-1509 CR 30264 BOX 59
082 NO-60635 AVALON 5462/BOX 59 OJL 1000
083 NO-60636-A SADIE GREEN (THE VAMP OF NEW ORLEANS) -4 5311/BOX 59
084 NO-60637-A SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME -3,4 5211/BOX 59
085 NO-60638 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS -3,4 5272/BOX 59
086 NO-60639 THE ROSELAND MELODY -4 5295/BOX 59
087 NO-60640-A MY GALVESTON GAL -4 5356/BOX 59
088 NO-60641-A YES SIR! [YES SUH] -4 5260/MCA-1509 BOX 59 OJL 1000
089 NO-60642-A LA GOLONDRINA -instr.- 5356/BOX 59
090 NO-60643 WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA -4 5200/MCA-1509 BOX 59
091 NO-60644-A SONG OF THE WANDERER -3 5251/BOX 59
092 NO-60645 RIGHT OR WRONG -3,4 5342/DL-5561 Western WS-1001 CR 30264 BOX 59 OJL 1000
093 NO-60646-A CHINESE HONEYMOON -3,4 5244/MCA-1509 BOX 59
094 NO-60647-A ALICE BLUE GOWN -4 5311/BOX 59
5 March 1936 Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, LA - Milton Brown's Brownies (Milton Brown [vcl-4], Derwood Brown [vcl-3/gt], Ocie Stockard [vcl-2/banjo], Bob Dunn [steel], Wanna Coffman [bass], Cecil Brower [vcl-1/fiddle], Cliff Bruner [fiddle], Fred Calhoun [piano])
095 NO-60648-A FAN IT -2,3,4 5244/String STR 804 MCA-1509 BOX 59
096 NO-60649-A TIRED OF THE SAME THING ALL THE TIME -4 5226/BOX 59
097 NO-60650 I'LL STRING ALONG WITH YOU -4 5239/BOX 59
098 NO-60651 GOOFUS -4 5200/String STR 804 MCA-1509 BOX 59
099 NO-60652 IDA SWEET AS APPLE CIDER -4 5325 46002/CR 30264 BOX 59 OJL 1000
100 NO-60653 WHEN IT'S HARVEST TIME , SWEET ANGELINE -4 5272/BOX 59
101 NO-60654 CARRY ME BACK TO LONE PRAIRIE -4 5382/BOX 59
102 NO-60655-A A THOUSAND GOOD NIGHTS -4 5255/BOX 59 OJL 1000
103 NO-60656-A KEEP A KNOCKING -4 5251/BOX 59
104 NO-60657 BABY KEEP STEALIN' -4 5255/BOX 59
105 NO-60658 THE OLD GREY MARE -3,4 5260/BOX 59
MILTON BROWN’S MUSICAL COWBOYS
19 February 1937 Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX - Milton Brown’s Musical Cowboys/Jimmie Davis and Milton Brown’s Musical Cowboys* (Derwood Brown [vcl-4/gt], Ocie Stockard [vcl-3/banjo], Wilson Perkins [steel], Wanna Coffman [bass], Robert Buchanan [vcl-1/fiddle], Johnny Borowski [vcl-2/fiddle], Fred Calhoun [piano])
001 61866-A CONFESSIN' (THAT I LOVE YOU) -3 Decca 5413
002 61867-A THE ONE ROSE -4 5346
003 61868-A BRING IT DOWN TO MY HOUSE HONEY -1,3,4 5394 46002/BOX 59
004 61869-A LOUISE LOUISE BLUES -4 5371/BOX 59
005 61870-A HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO -1,3,4 5486
006 61875-A LONG LONG AGO -3 5346
007 61876-A I CAN GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE -3 5443
008 61877-A THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE -4 5486/String STR 804
009 61878-A ROSE ROOM -instr.- 5443
010 61879-A CROSS PATCH -2,4 5414
011 61880-A EVERYBODY LOVES MY MARGUERITE -4 5394
012 61881-A I WANT YOUR STINGAREE -3 5371
013 61871-A HIGH GEARED DADDY* 5349/BOX 59
014 61872-A HONKY TONK BLUES* 5400 46137/String STR 804 BOX 59

ALBUMS
Decca DL-5561 Country And Western Dance-O-Rama, vol. 1: St. Louis Blues; Sweet Jennie Lee; Texas Hambone Blues; Brownie Special; Right Or Wrong; Washington And Lee Swing; Beautiful Texas; Little Betty Brown (Calls By Durwood Brown) – 09-55 [10“] (reissued on Western WS 1001 prob. in 1982)
String [UK] STR-804 Taking Off!: Chinatown; St. Louis Blues; In El Rancho Grande;Taking Off; If You Can't Get Five Take Two; Fan It; Little Betty Brown; Some Of These Days; Sweet Georgia Brown; Texas Hambone Blues; Washington And Lee Swing; My Mary; Goofus; Honky Tonk Blues; Sweet Jennie Lee; There'll Be Some Changes Made - 77
MCA MCA-1509 Pioneer Western Swing Band: The Sheik Of Araby; Yes Suh; Fan It; Chinese Honeymoon; Somebody's Been Usin' That Thing; Goofus; Down By The O-H-I-O; I've Got The Blues For Mammy; Hesitation Blues; When I Take My Sugar To Tea; Black And Write Rag; Easy Ridin' Papa - 82
Texas Rose TXR-2706 The Complete Bluebird Sessions 1934: Brownie's Stomp; Joe Turner Blues; Oh You Pretty Woman; My Precious Sonny Boy; Swinging On The Garden Gate; Do The Hula Hou; Garbage Man Blues; Four Five Or Six Times; Where Have You Been So Long Corinne; Talking About You; Just Sitting On The Top Of The World; Take It Slow And Easy; Get Along Cindy; Trinity Waltz; Loveland And You;This Mornign This Evening So Soon; Girl Of My Dreams; Loveless Love - 82
Charly [UK] CR-30264 Easy Ridin' Papa: Down By The Ohio; Easy Ridin' Papa; Sweet Jenny Lee; Ida Sweet As Apple Cider*; Little Betty Brown; Black And White Rag; Brownie Special; Wabash Blues*; Hesitation Blues; St. Louis Blues; I've Got The Blues For Mammy; Texas Hambone Blues; Beautiful Texas; Right Or Wrong - 84 (*previously unissued on album)
Texas Rose TXR-CD-1/5 Milton Brown and The Musical Brownies, 1932-7: (complete) - 23-01-96 (5 CD set)
Proper [UK] PROPER BOX 59 [P 1333/6] Daddy Of Western Swing: (complete 106 tracks) - 05-03 (4 CD box)
Origin Jazz Library OJL-1000 Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 1 [1932-1936]: Nancy Jane; Brownie's Stomp; Beale Street Mama; St. Louis Blues;Yes Sir!;Taking Off; Avalon; Memphis Blues; Easy Ridin' Papa; You're Tired Of Me; Copenhagen; Beautiful Texas; Sombody's Been Using That Thing; This Morning This Evening So Soon; An Old Water Mill By A Waterfall; Going Up Brushy Fork; In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree; Sweet Georgia Brown; Some Of These Days; Sweet Jennie Lee; My Precious Sonny Boy; "Ida" Sweet As Apple Cider; Washington and Lee Swing; Right Or Wrong; Thousand Good Nights - ca. 04

SINGLES
Bluebird (1934)
B-5444 Oh, You Pretty Woman / Swinging On The Garden Gate - 05-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4540)
B-5485 Do The Hula Lou / Four, Five, Or Six Time - 06-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4539)
B-5558 My Precious Sonny Boy / Garbage Man Blues - 07-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4759)
B-5610 Loveland And You / This Morning, This Evening, So Soon - 09-34
B-5654 Take It Slow And Easy / Get Along Cindy - 10-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4536)
B-5690 Trinity Waltz / Girl Of My Dreams - 11-34
B-5715 Just Sitting On Top Of The World / Loveless Love - 12-34 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4758)
B-5775 Joe Turner Blues / Brownie's Stomp - 01-35
B-5808 Where Have You Been So Long Corinne / Talking About You 02-35 (reissued on Montgomery Ward M-4755)
Decca (1935-37)
5070 St. Louis Blues / Good Man Is Hard To Find - 02-35
5071 El Rancho Grande / Beautiful Texas - 02-35
5072 Love In Bloom / The Object Of My Affection - 02-35
5080 My Mary / You're Tired Of Me - 03-35
5091 Sweet Jennie Lee / I Love You - 04-35
5108 Wabash Blues / You're Bound To Look Like A Monkey - 05-35
5111 Pray For The Lights To Go Out / Down By The Ohio - 06-35
5121 Shine On Harvest Moon / Sweet Georgia Brown - 07-35
5129 In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree / Black And White Rag - 08-35
5134 Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet / Some Of These Days - 09-35
5149 I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You / Taking Off - 10-35
5158 Copenhagen / Who's Sorry Now - 11-35
5166 Cheezy Breeze / Chinatown, My Chinatown - 12-35
5174 Brownie Special / Going Up Brushy Fork - 01-36
5179 The Darktown Strutter's Ball / Crafton Blues - 02-36
5194 Little Betty Brown / House At The End Of The Lane - 03-36
5199 Our Baby Boy / I Got Blues For Mommy - 03-36
5200 Mexicali Rose / Goofus - 03-36
5201 When I Take My Sugar To Tea / Somebody's Been Using That Thing - 04-36
5209 The Eyes Of Texas / Wheel Of Wagon Broken - 04-36
5211 If You Can't Get Five, Take Two / Show Me The Way To Go Home - 04-36
5226 Tired Of Same Old Thing / Texas Hambone Blues - 05-36
5233 Old Watermill By Waterfall / The Waltz You Saved For Me - 06-36
5239 Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi / I'll String Along With You - 07-36
5244 Chinese Honeymoon / Fan It - 07-36
5251 Song Of The Wanderer / Keep A Knocking - 08-36
5255 Thousand Goodnights / Baby Keep Stealing - 08-36
5260 Old Grey Mare / Yes, Sir (Just Because) - 09-36
5266 Washington And Lee Swing / Hesitation Blues - 09-36
5272 Am I Blue / When It's Harvest Time - 10-36
5273 When I'm Gone, You Don't Grieve / The Yellow Rose Of Texas - 10-36
5281 Mama Don't Allow It / Stay On Right Side, Sister - 11-36
5295 Beale Street Mama / Roseland Melody - 11-36
5303 The Sheik Of Araby / Cielito Linto - 12-36
5311 Sadie Green / Alice Blue Gown - 01-37
5317 One Of Us Was Wrong / Just A Dream - 01-37
5325 Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider / Easy Ridin' Papa - 02-37
5342 Wheezie Anna / Right Or Wrong - 04-37
5346 The One Rose / Long, Long Ago - 04-37 The Musical Cowboys
5356 My Galveston Gal / Iesla Golondrina - 04-37
5371 Louise, Louise / I Want Your Stingaree - 05-37 The Musical Cowboys
5382 Carry Me Back To Lone Prairie / Memphis Blue - 06-37
5394 Everybody Loves Marguerite / Bring It Down To My House - 07-37 The Musical Cowboys
5413 Confessin' / Cross Patch - 08-37 The Musical Cowboys
5429 I Had Someone Before I Had / Under The Double Eagle - 09-37
5443 I Cant Give You Aynthing / Rose Rook - 10-37 The Musical Cowboys
5462 Avalon / Somebody Stole My Gal - 12-37
5486 Show Come You Do Me Like You / Some Changes Made - 02-38 The Musical Cowboys
5620 Yes, Sir / Old Grey Mare - 11-38
46000 In El Rancho Grande / Waltz Singing With String Band - 46 (reissue)
46001 My Mary / St. Louis Blues - 46 (reissue)
46002 Bring It On Down To My House, Honey / Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider – 46