Richard Rabbit Brown

A FRESH Orleans songster who lived in the city’s roughest section and made up songs about many of its most notorious murders, Richard Rabbit Dark brown was created in 1880, probably in rural Louisiana. It isn’t known when he resulted in in New Orleans, but after arriving he migrated towards the part of Jane’s Alley (afterwards house to Louis Armstrong) referred to as the Battlefield (actually the police pressure frequently refused to get into to avoid disputes). Two of his most well-known songs had been “The Downfall from the Lion” (regarding the shotgun murder of the authorities main on Basin Road) and “Gyp the Bloodstream” (in regards to a NY gangster who sparked a near-riot, as well as the shutting of Storyville since it was known, by eliminating a pub owner). Dark brown sang on streetcorners and nightclubs, and gained extra money like a performing boatman. He documented six edges for Victor in 1927, like the tale songs “Secret from the Dunbar’s Kid” and “Sinking from the Titanic.” Small else is well known about the others of his existence, though it really is known that he passed away in 1937. Five of his recordings had been included on the Record collection THE BEST Songsters: Complete Functions (1927-1929), along with songs by Mississippi John Harm and Hambone Willie Newbern.