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 ...

Hoosier Hot Shots. side 1: At the Darktown Strutters' Ball; side 2: Nobody's Sweetheart (Perfect 6-07-53). 78 rpm. This same coupling was released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.

As eventful as 2009 proved for Darktown Strutters’ Kara Howell and Wes Darrin, 2010 looks to be an even more impressive year for the now Oak Cliff-based “satanic-disco” duo that’s been playing shows ...

side 1: The Harlem Footwarmers. Big House Blues; side 2: Red McKenzie and the Celestial Beings. Darktown Strutters Ball (Parlophone R 1044). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1930 and released ...