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The Brox Sisters were a close harmony vocal group of three sisters. They where born in Kentucky and Tennesse but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There real last name was Brock but they appeared on stage as the Brox Sisters.

They rose to fame in the Music Box Revue which played at the New York Theatre from 1921 to 1924. In 1925 and 1926 the sisters performed on Broadway in the musical comedy “Cocoanuts” with the Marx Brothers.

Brox Sisters
The Brox Sisters tune their radio (Left to right:) Patricia, Bobbe, Lorayne (c. mid-1920s)

In 1927 they appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 at The New Amsterdam Theatre with Eddie Cantor. In 1929 they appeared in the film Hollywood Revue of 1929 performing the song “Singin’ In The Rain” with Cliff Edwards. In 1930 the sisters appeared in the film “King of Jazz” in 1930. They performed the song “A Bench in the Park” with Joe VenutiEddie Lang and the Rhythm Boys.

Thanks to Eddie Mitchell for his help with this page.

discography

TitleRecording DateRecording LocationCompany
Away Down South
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst)
7-1922New York, New YorkBrunswick
2305
Bring On The Pepper
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(Irving Berlin)
1924New York, New YorkBrunswick
2360
Broken Hearted Sue
(Paskman / Breene / DeRose)
9-11-1926Camden, New JerseyVictor
20325
Come On Home
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(George W. Meyer / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst)
1924New York, New YorkBrunswick
2360
Cover Me Up With The Sunshine Of Virginia
(George W. Meyer / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young)
3-7-1924New York, New YorkVictor
19298
Do I?
(Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst)
3-7-1924New York, New YorkBrunswick
2330
Early In The Morning Blues
(Brown / Klages)
3-7-1924New York, New YorkBrunswick
2330
How Many Times?
(Irving Berlin)
7-20-1926Camden, New JerseyVictor
20123
I’m Lonely Without You
(Bud Green / Harry Warren)
9-18-1926Camden, New JerseyVictor
20232
Iyone, My Iyone
(Bryan / Britt / Leonard)
7-20-1926Camden, New JerseyVictor
20123
Kentucky’s Way Of Saying Good Morning
(Gus Kahn / Egbert Van Alstyne)
3-7-1924Chicago, IllinoisVictor
19921-B
Kicky Koo
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(George W. Meyer / Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young)
7-1922New York, New YorkBrunswick
2305
Lay Me Down to Sleep in Carolina
(Milton Ager / Jack Yellen)
9-27-1926Camden, New JerseyVictor
20232
Lazy
(Irving Berlin)
3-7-1924New York, New YorkVictor
19298
Learn To Do The Strut
(Irving Berlin)
11-1923New York, New YorkBrunswick
2538
Little Boy Blues
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(Turk / Robinson / Britt)
4-1923New York, New YorkBrunswick
2427
Mandy Make Up Your Mind
(Clark / Turk / Meyer / Johnston)
9-22-1924Camden, New JerseyVictor
19501
Nobody Loves You Like I Do
(Benny Davis / Harry Akst)
9-22-1924New York, New YorkVictor
19478
Pretty Cinderella
(Will Harris)
9-27-1926Camden, New JerseyVictor
20325
Red Hot Mamma
(Wells / Cooper / Rose)
10-4-1929Camden, New JerseyVictor
19501
School House Blues
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(Irving Berlin)
3-1922New York, New YorkBrunswick
2268
Sittin’ In A Corner
(Gus Kahn / George W. Meyer)
11-1923New York, New YorkBrunswick
11823
Some Sunny Day
with Bennie Krueger and his Orchestra

(Irving Berlin)
4-1922New York, New YorkBrunswick
2268
Sweetest Little Rose In Tennessee
(De Voll)
9-22-1924Camden, New JerseyVictor
19478
Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again
(Joe Goodwin / Larry Shea)
12-18-1925Chicago, IllinoisVictor
19921-A
Tokio Blues
(from “Music Box Revue”)

(Irving Berlin)
1-16-1925Camden, New JerseyVictor
19631
Who?
(from “Music Box Revue”)

(Irving Berlin)
1-16-1925Camden, New JerseyVictor
19631
Ziegfeld Follies – Selection Part 1
“Ooh! Maybe It’s You”
9-14-1927New York, New YorkVictor
35845-A
Ziegfeld Follies – Selection Part 2
“It All Belongs To Me” (with Franklyn Baur), “It’s Up to The Band”
9-14-1927New York, New YorkVictor
35845-B

ArtistInstrument
Josephine “Bobbe” Brox aka Dagmar BroxVocals
Kathlyn BroxVocals
Lorayne BroxVocals
Arthur JohnsonPiano
Bennie KruegerOrchestra
Nat ShilkretOrchestra
unknownPiano, Violin, Guitar, Ukelele

TitleDirectorYear
Down SouthVitaphone Short1927
Headin’ SouthVitaphone Short1928
Hollywood Review of 1929Charles Reisner1929
At The Night ClubVitaphone Short1930
Spring Is HereJohn Francis Dillon1930
The Dogway MelodyZion Myers and Jules White1930
The King of JazzJohn Murray Anderson1930
Gems of M-G-M1930
Hollywood on ParadeLouis Lewyn1932
Transatlantic Merry Go Round1934

 

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