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 ...

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Hoosier Hot Shots. side 1: At the Darktown Strutters' Ball; side 2: You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do) (Conqueror 8661). 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1936 and released on ...

George Wettling's Chicago Rhythm Kings. side 1: The Darktown Strutter's Ball; side 2: I've Found a New Baby (Decca 18045), from the album, Decca Presents an Album of Chicago Jazz (Decca A-121). 78 rpm ...

If, as the saying goes, image is everything, then the satanic-disco duo of Darktown Strutters has everything firmly planted on the prongs of its pitchforks. The terribly talented twosome’s ...