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Shelton Brooks ( May 4 , 1886 - September 6 , 1975 ) was a Popular Music composer 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 Vaudeville and in Musical Comedy as well as having his songwriting career. He also had a Radio show on the CBS network in the 1930s .

His hits included "All Night Long", "At the Darktown Strutters' Ball", "Every Day", "Some of These Days", "Somewhere in France", "Swing That Thing", "That Man of Mine", "There'll Come A Time", and "Walkin' The Dog".


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