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1935-1951 - Cleo Brown
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  1. Here Comes Cookie
  2. You're a Heavenly Thing
  3. I'll Take the South
  4. The Stuff Is Here and It's Mellow
  5. Boogie Woogie
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  1. Here Comes Cookie
  2. You're a Heavenly Thing
  3. I'll Take the South
  4. The Stuff Is Here and It's Mellow
  5. Boogie Woogie
  6. 'Way Back Home, Pt. 2
  7. Pelican Stomp
  8. Never Too Tired for Love
  9. Give a Broken Heart a Break
  10. Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Cocoanut Oil
  11. Me and My Wonderful One
  12. When Hollywood Goes Black and Tan
  13. When
  14. You're My Fever
  15. Breakin' in a Pair of Shoes
  16. Latch On
  17. Slow Poke
  18. Love in the First Degree
  19. My Gal Mezzanine
  20. Cleo's Boogie
  21. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
  22. Cook That Stuff
  23. Don't Overdo It
  24. Two Little Twains
  25. Coffee Colored Child
  26. Rollit Boogie
  27. Hole in the Wall
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With the exception of an album that she made in 1987, 1935-1951 is all anyone has heard of the recordings of pianist-singer Cleo Brown. Brown, who has sometimes been cited by Dave Brubeck as an early influence (although the musical connection really cannot be heard), was an excellent pianist and a personable good-time singer. She recorded four sessions for Decca during 1935-36, in which she is backed by guitar, bass, and drums, performing such numbers as "Lookie, Lookie, Lookie, Here Comes Cookie," "The Stuff Is Here And It ...

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