Western swing guitarist, singer, band leader. Younger brother of Milton Brown, older brother of Roy Lee Brown. Born 29 September 1915, Stephenville, Texas, USA, died 24 December 1978, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Playing professionally in his older brother's band in Forth Worth, Texas, by the age of 12, and would join him in The Aladdin Laddies, The Light Crust Doughboys, and then Milton Brown And His Brownies, which Derwood led for two years as Brown's Musical Brownies after Milton's 1936 death. Next, he led a band in Houston or Tyler, joined Bill Boyd in Dallas, then returned to Fort Worth and re-established a band called the Musical Brownies. His final band was founded with brother Roy Lee Brown in 1946, who played on KDNT Denton and for weekly dance nights at a club.
2018
Bear Family Records
CD, Album, Comp
2011
Origin Jazz Library
2xCD, Comp
2006
2002
1996
1995
Texas Rose Records
5xCD, Comp + Box, 5 j
1986
1982
Texas Rose Records
LP, Comp
1982
1982
1982
1981
Rambler
LP, Comp
1981
1980
Old Timey Records
LP, Comp, Mono
1980
Old Timey Records
LP, Comp
1977
String Records (2)
LP, Comp, Mono
1976
Tishomingo Records
LP, Comp
1975
Old Timey Records, Old Timey Records
LP, Comp
1975
Old Timey Records, Old Timey Records
LP, Comp
1975
1967
1955
Decca
7", EP
1937
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1937
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1937
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1936
1935
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1935
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1935
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1935
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1935
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1935
1935
1934
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1934
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1934
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1934
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
1933
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10", RE
Minerva (4)
Shellac, 10"
Montgomery Ward
Shellac, 10", RE
2014
Frémeaux & Associés
3xCD, Comp + 3xCD, Comp