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Classically trained American jazz violinist who became an architect of Western swing in the 1930s.
b.: November 28, 1914
d.: November 21, 1965


ALBUMS


Cousin Cecil Brower*
Old Fashioned Country Hoedown
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies*
The Essential Recordings
2018, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Primo (2), ,
Western Swing
The Light Crust Doughboys
Light Crust Doughboys 1936-1941
2007, CD, Comp, Krazy Kat, Krazy Kat
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Pioneer Western Swing Band 1935-36
1982
The Light Crust Doughboys
Have I Lost Your Love Forever (Little Darling) / Why Did You Lie To Me
1942, Shellac, 10", Okeh, ,
Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Bear Creek Hop / I Want A Waitress
1941, ,
Country
The Light Crust Doughboys
Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye / Alice Blue Gown
1940, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
The Light Crust Doughboys
Truck Driver's Blues / Horsie Keep Your Tail Up! (Keep The Sun Out Of My Eyes)
1939
The Light Crust Doughboys
Oh Baby Blues / Beer Drinkin' Mama
1939, Shellac, ,
Western Swing
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Memphis Blues / Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
One Of Us Was Wrong / Just A Dream
1937, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Tired Of The Same Thing All The Time / Texas Hambone Blues
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Fan It / Chinese Honeymoon
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
The Hesitation Blues / Washington And Lee Swing
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi / I’ll String Along With You
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Western Swing
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Beale Street Mama / The Roseland Melody
1936, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Somebody's Been Using That Thing / When I Take My Sugar To Tea
1936
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Sweet Jennie Lee / I Love You
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Pray For The Lights To Go Out / Down By The O-H-I-O
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Shine On, Harvest Moon / Sweet Georgia Brown
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Copenhagen / Who's Sorry Now
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Cheesy Breeze / Chinatown, My Chinatown
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Milton Brown And His Brownies
In El Rancho Grande / Beautiful Texas
1935
Milton Brown And His Brownies
St. Louis Blues / A Good Man Is Hard To Find
1935
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Going Up Brushy Fork / Texas Hambone Blues
Shellac, 10", Minerva (4)
Milton Brown And His Brownies
Darktown Strutters' Ball / Crafton Blues

APPEARANCES +


Elvis Presley
Kissin' Cousins
2019
Various
She's Selling What She Used To Give Away (28 Risqué Hillbilly Songs From The ‘30s)
2018, CD, Album, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
Country/Folk/Bluegrass/Hillbilly
Roy Orbison
The Monument Vinyl Box
2013, Vinyl 180 Gram, Vinyl 180 Gram, Vinyl 180 Gram, Vinyl 180 Gram, Box Set, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Country
Sid King & The Five Strings
Purr, Kitty, Purr
2012, 7", Single, Sleazy Records
Bob Dunn
Master Of The Electric Steel Guitar 1935-1950
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Origin Jazz Library, ,
Western Swing
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers*
Vol. 2 When The Sun Goes Down
2011, CDr, Comp, B.A.C.M., ,
Western Swing
Roy Orbison
The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964)
2011
Patsy Cline
Sweet Dreams: The Complete Decca Studio Masters 1960-1963
2010, 2x CD, ,
Country
Johnny & Dorsey Burnette
Like What We Wrote Vol. 1
2007, CD, Comp, Mono, Hydra Records (2)
Roy Orbison
Crying
2006, ,
Rock & Roll/Classic Rock
Various, Bill Johnson
How Low Can You Go? : Anthology Of The String Bass (1925-1941)
2006, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Calypso/Bluegrass/Ragtime/Big Band/Gospel/Folk
Roy Orbison
In Dreams
2006
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers*
Saturday Night Rag 1934-1936 Volume 1
2003, CD, Acrobat
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Singing & Swinging
2003, CD, Comp, B.A.C.M., ,
Western Swing
Patsy Cline
Greatest Hits
2003, CD, ,
Country
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers*
Lone Star Rag 1937-1949 Volume 2
2003
Various
Walk Right In
2002, CD,
Leon McAuliffe & His Cimarron Boys*
Take It Away The Leon Way!
2001, CD, ,
Swing
Roy Orbison
Orbison 1955-1965
2001, 7x CD, ,
Rock & Roll
Various
American Yodeling 1911 - 1946
1998, CD, Comp, Trikont, ,
Hillbilly/Western Swing
Elvis Presley
Kissin' Cousins & Clambake & Stay Away Joe
1996, CD,
Various
Heroes Of Country Music Vol. One (Legends Of Western Swing)
1996, CD, ,
Country/Swing
Milton Brown And The Musical Brownies*
The Complete Recordings Of The Father Of Western Swing, 1932-1937
1995, 5xCD, Comp + Box, 5 j, Texas Rose Records, ,
Country/Western Swing
Jack Scott
Classic Scott - The Way I Walk
1992, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Bear Family Records, ,
Rock & Roll
Sid King & The Five Strings
Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight
1991
Roger Miller
King Of The Road
1990
Patsy Cline
Walkin' Dreams: Her First Recordings, Vol. 1
1989
Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys*
The Golden Era
1987, Cassette, ,
Country Blues/Country/Swing
Various
Sixty Years Of Grand Ole Opry
1986, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Bluegrass/Honky Tonk
Various
Texas Country (Texas Sesquicentennial Edition)
1986, 2x Vinyl, ,
Country
Patsy Cline
Sweet Dreams: The Life And Times Of Patsy Cline
1985, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Country/Country Rock
Leon McAuliffe
Columbia Historic Edition
1984
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
1934-47
1982, LP, Comp, Texas Rose Records, ,
Country Blues/Country/Western Swing
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies*
1934
1982, LP, Comp, Texas Rose Records, ,
Country/Western Swing
Various
Okeh Western Swing
1982, 2x Vinyl Carrollton Pressing, ,
Country Blues/Country/Western Swing
Various
60 Anni Di Country Music
1982, 2x Vinyl, ,
Country/Western Swing/Bluegrass/Cajun
Various
Devil With The Devil: Hot Western Swing From The 1930s
1982, Vinyl Red, ,
Country/Swing
Various
Hot As I Am (Western Swing 1935-1941)
1981, LP, Comp, Rambler, ,
Country/Swing
Various
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Country Music
1981, 8x Vinyl Black Label, Box Set, ,
Country/Folk/Hillbilly
Various
Western Swing Vol. 4 (The 1930s)
1980, LP, Comp, Mono, Old Timey Records, ,
Western Swing
Various
Western Swing Vol. 5 (The 1930s)
1980, LP, Comp, Old Timey Records, ,
Swing/Western Swing
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies*
Taking Off
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, String Records (2)
Various
Rollin' Along: An Anthology of Western Swing
1976, LP, Comp, Tishomingo Records, ,
Country
Various
50 Years Of Jazz Guitar
1976
Bill Boyd
Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers
1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Bluebird (3), ,
Country/Swing/Western Swing
Various
Western Swing Vol. 2 (Historic Recordings)
1975, LP, Comp, Old Timey Records, Old Timey Records, ,
Country/Western Swing
Various
Beer Parlor Jive - Western Swing - 1935-1941
1975
Various
Western Swing Vol. 2 (Historic Recordings)
1975, Vinyl, ,
Country/Western Swing
Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys*
The Bob Wills Anthology
1973, 2x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Country Blues/Country/Swing/Western Swing
Various
Western Swing (Historic Recordings)
1967, Vinyl, ,
Country/Western Swing
Floyd Tillman
Slippin' Around With Floyd Tillman
1964, Vinyl, ,
Country
Ray Price
San Antonio Rose
1962
Leon McAuliff And His Cimarron Boys*
Mister Western Swing
1962
Leon McAuliffe And Cimarron Boys*
Bear Creek Hop / Boogie On Strings
1960
Leon McAuliffe And His Western Swing Band*
I've Never Lived In Tennessee (I'd Like To Try It There) / There's A Right Way, A Wrong Way
1951
Leon McAuliffe And His Western Swing Band*
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy / Rag Mop
1950, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Country/Western Swing
Patsy Montana And Her Pardners
I'm Gonna Have A Cowboy Weddin' / Sunny San Antone
1941, Shellac, ,
Country
Light Crust Doughboys*
We Must Have Beer / Mama Won't Let Me
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Light Crust Doughboys*
Thinking Of You / Two More Years (And I'll Be Free)
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Roy Newman And His Boys*
Round The World On A Dime / The Devil With The Devil
1939, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Home In Indiana / Mississippi Mud
1939
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Beaumont / Van Buren
1937, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
Yellow Rose Of Texas / Pretty Little Dream Girl
1937
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
She's Doggin' Me / She's Killin' Me
1937
Milton Brown And His Musical Brownies*
Do The Hula Lou / Four, Five Or Six Times
1934, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Roy Newman And His Boys*
Blues, Why Don't You Let Me Alone? / Don't Let Me Stand In Your Way
Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Leon McAuliffe And His Western Swing Band*
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy / Rag Mop
7", Columbia, ,
Country/Western Swing
Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers
An Old Water Mill By A Waterfall / Show Me The Way To Go Home
Loretta Lynn
The Country Music Hall Of Fame
CD, ,
Country/Soft Rock/Ballad
Various
Texas Sand: Anthology Of Western Swing