Derwood Brown

b. Melvin Derwood Dark brown, 29 Sept 1915, Stephenville, Tx, USA, d. 24 Dec 1978, Fort Well worth, Tx, USA. The family members relocated in 1918 and Dark brown was raised in Fort Well worth. A talented guitarist, who at age 12 was playing expertly with elder sibling Milton Dark brown. During his profession, he was referred to as a strong guitarist who therefore frequently broke strings that more youthful sibling Roy Lee Dark brown needed to be in attendance to displace them, while Derwood utilized a spare device. He used his sibling in the Aladdin Laddies, the Light Crust Doughboys and in the Musical Brownies. When Milton passed away in 1936, Derwood (also a reliable vocalist) overran the music group but he by no means possessed his sibling’s organizing abilities. However, for a while, that they had a program on KTAT and performed dancehalls. They documented 14 songs in Dallas for Decca in Feb 1937, with Jimmie Davis offering the vocal on ‘Large Geared Daddy’ and ‘Honky Tonk Blues’. Even though music group was still playing good music, some users acutely experienced the lack of Milton, as well as the Musical Brownies disbanded. Ocie Stockard and Cliff Bruner continued to create their own rings. Derwood created a new music group and for a while exercised of Houston or Tyler. Then joined Expenses Boyd in Dallas, before time for Fort Worth. Right here he re-formed a music group known as the Musical Brownies with Stockard and Wanna Coffman. He done army camp building during the battle, however in 1946, he and Roy Lee (banjo) created a music group that performed on KDNT Denton as well as for every week dance evenings at a membership. This marked the finish of Derwood’s regular utilize a music group. He then shifted to Colorado to function in the oilfields.