Bessie Brown, (March 2, 1890– November  12, 1955) like so many other female classic Blues singers of the 1920s. had a background in vaudeville and musical theatre. Throughout the 1920s she appeared in musical revues such as the “Moonshine Revue”, “The Whirl Of Joy” and “Dark-Town Frolics”. Brown also sang in cabarets on the East coast.

Her recording career lasted from 1925 to 1928. Some of her records were issued under the pseudonyms of Sadie Green or Caroline Lee. She left show business in 1932 and had three children. Brown died of a heart attack in 1955.

Bessie Brown and her Jazz Band

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
Ain’t Much Good In The Best Of Men These Days (Eugene Hunter)	8-10-1926	New York, New York	Oriole 716 6767-2
Ain’t Much Good In The Best Of Men These Days (Eugene Hunter)	8-10-1926	New York, New York	Banner 1833 Domino 3781 Regal 8142-B 6767-3
Arkansas Blues (Spencer Williams)	4-3-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion 1182
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Kern / Hammerstein)	1-31-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion 15688-B
Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) (Gus Kahn / Neil Moret)	1-31-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Brunswick 3817-A
Double Crossing Daddy	1923	Chicago, Illinois	Columbia A3974
He Just Don’t Appeal To Me (Porter Grainger	3-1929	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion 4409
Hoodoo Blues Accompaniment by “Alabamba Joe” (Spencer Williams)		New York, New York	Columbia 14029-D
How Can I Get It? (When You Keep On Snatchin’ It Back) Accompaniment by “Alabamba Joe”		New York, New York	Columbia 14029-D
How Could I Be Blue? (Anday Razaf / Dan Wilson)	6-1926	New York, New York	Domino 3781-A Oriole 698-B 6707-2
How Could I Be Blue? (Anday Razaf / Dan Wilson)	6-1926	New York, New York	Domino 3781-A 6707-3
Mississippi Delta Blues (Spencer Williams)	6-1924	New York, New York	Columbia 14036-D 81916
Nobody But My Baby Is Getting My Love	9-1926	New York, New York	Banner 1859 6813-1
Papa De Da Da (Clarence Williams / Clarence Todd / Spencer Williams)	11-10-1925	New York, New York	Pathe Actuelle 32156 Perfect 12235
Papa, Don’t You Mean Your Mama No Good (Fletcher Henderson, Piano)	1923	New York, New York	Columbia 130060 81368
Pork Chop Blues	1924	New York, New York	Columbia 14036-D 81924
Satisfied Blues	1923	New York, New York	Columbia A3974 81157
Senorita Mine (Clarence Williams / Fats Waller)	8-10-1926	New York, New York	Oriole 716
Smile (Eddie Heywood)	4-2-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion 3922
Someone Else May Be There While I’m Gone (Irving Berlin)	1-31-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Brunswick 3817-B
Song From A Cotton Field (Irving Berlin)	1-31-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Brunswick 4409-B
Sugar	4-3-1928	Chicago, Illinois	Vocalion 1112
Tain’t Nobody’s Fault But My Own (Lawnhurst)	4-1929	New York, New York	Brunswick 4346
The Blues Singer From Alabam (Castleton / Williams)	4-1929	New York, New York	Brunswick 4346
Them Has Been Blues	11-10-1925	New York, New York	Pathe Actuelle 32156 Perfect 12235
The Song From A Cotton Field (Porter Grainger)	3-1929	New York, New York	Vocalion 4409
What’s The Matter Now? (Clarence Williams / Spencer Williams)	11-10-1925	New York, New York	Banner 1833-A Domino 3781-B Oriole 698-A Regal 8142-A

Artist	Instrument
Buster Bailey	Clarinet
Harvey Boone	Alto Saxophone
Porter Grainger?	Piano
Charlie Green	Trumpet
Coleman Hawkins	Tenor, Bass or Baritone Saxophones
Fletcher Henderson	Piano
Clarence Holiday	Banjo
Charlie Irvis	Cornet
Benny Moten	Clarinet
Bobby Stark	Trumpet
Rex Stewart	Cornet
Del Thomas	Bass Brass
Clarence Williams	Piano
unknown	Banjo, Vocals