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Ada Scott Brown (May 1, 1890 – March 30, 1950)[1] was an American blues singer. She is best known for her recordings of "Ill Natural Blues", "Break o' Day Blues", and "Evil Mama Blues.[1]

Ada Brown
Background information
Birth name	Ada Scott Brown
Born	(1890-05-01)May 1, 1890 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Died	March 30, 1950(1950-03-30) (aged 59) Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Genres	Blues
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1919–1950

Biography

Brown was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas.[1] Her cousin James Scott was a ragtime composer and pianist.[2] 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.[2] Aside from her time with Moten, she did several tours alongside bandleaders such as George E. Lee.[2]

Brown was a founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America in 1936.[2] She worked at the London Palladium and on Broadway in the late 1930s.[2] She sang "That Ain't Right" with Fats Waller in the musical film Stormy Weather (1943).[3]

She also appeared in Harlem to Hollywood, accompanied by Harry Swannagan.[2] Brown was featured on two tracks of the compilation album Ladies Sing the Blues ("Break o' Day Blues" and "Evil Mama Blues").[4][5]

Brown died in Kansas City of kidney disease in March 1950.[1]

References

External links

• Eugene Chadbourne, Ada Brown at AllMusic
• Ada Brown at IMDb
• Ada Brown at the Internet Broadway Database

На других языках

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[ru] Браун, Ада

Ада Браун (англ. Ada Brown; 1 мая 1890—30 марта 1950[2]) — американская блюзовая певица. Наиболее известна соими записями песен «Ill Natural Blues», «Break O' Day Blues» и «Evil Mama Blues»[2].

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