Canadian-born African American composer of popular music and jazz
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Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 - September 6, 1975) was a Canadian pianist, singer and composer of popular music and jazz, who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century. Brooks was born in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. His family moved to Detroit, Michigan, in 1901. Shelton Brooks sang, played piano, and performed on the vaudeville circuit (notably, as a Bert Williams imitator), as well as having a successful songwriting career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Shelt
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