Advertisement

Ada Brown

Advertisement

Ada Brown

Birth
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
Death
31 Mar 1950 (aged 59)
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
Plot
Sec 39A, Block/row 37, gr/plot 3
Memorial ID
7129189 View Source
Suggest Edits

Blues Singer. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, her early career was spent on stage in musical theaters and vaudeville. In 1926, she made her first recording "Evil Mama Blues" with band leader Bennie Moten. Her other recordings included, "111 Natural Blues", "Break O'Day Blues", "That Ain't Right" and "Crazy 'Bout My Lollypop". She was a founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America in 1936, performed on Broadway in the 1930s and appeared in the 1943 film, "Story Weather".

Blues Singer. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, her early career was spent on stage in musical theaters and vaudeville. In 1926, she made her first recording "Evil Mama Blues" with band leader Bennie Moten. Her other recordings included, "111 Natural Blues", "Break O'Day Blues", "That Ain't Right" and "Crazy 'Bout My Lollypop". She was a founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America in 1936, performed on Broadway in the 1930s and appeared in the 1943 film, "Story Weather".

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

Flowers

In their memory
Plant Memorial Trees
Leave a Flower

Advertisement

See more Brown memorials in:

Flower Delivery

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement

How famous was Ada Brown?

Current rating:

53 votes

Sign-in to cast your vote.

  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 30 Jan 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7129189
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7129189/ada-brown: accessed ), memorial page for Ada Brown (1 May 1890–31 Mar 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7129189, citing Westlawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.