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Ruby Brooks
Ruby Brooks (1861 – February 10, 1906) was an American banjoist, composer, and pioneer recording artist, sometimes called “King of Banjoists.” He was influential on later banjo players such as Fred Van Eps,〔Classicbanjo.com. (" Classic Banjo Obituaries – Fred Van Eps " ). Retrieved July 12, 2010〕 although he is considered by Kaufman and Winans to be inferior to that player, as well as his contemporaries Vess Ossman and Olly Oakley.〔Winans, Robert B.; Kaufman, Elias J. (“Minstrel and Classic Banjo: American and English Connections” ) ' American Music' Vol. 12, No. 1. (Spring, 1994), page 19.〕
==Biography==
Reuben R. Brooks was born in Stamford, CT in 1861. He taught himself to play the banjo, receiving no formal instruction. He became famous in 1887 when he performed and won at that year's banjo “Championship of the World” held in Chickering Hall, New York City.〔''New York Times'', ("Brooks the Banjoist Dead" ), February 12, 1906, page 7.〕 There he met and formed a partnership with the runner-up, Harry M. Denton,〔 forming the “Brooks & Denton Publishing Co.” and citing “of Brooks and Denton” even on his solo recordings.〔Nauck, Kurt. Catalogue: Vintage Record Auction Number 47.〕〔Sage, Glenn. ("July 1997 Cylinder of the Month" ). Retrieved July 12, 2010.〕 He repeated as champion at Chickering Hall in 1888 and 1889.〔''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', "Great Banjoist Dead ", March 4, 1906, page 12.〕
He gave concerts (often at Chickering Hall) and played in society programs regularly beginning in the late 1880s,〔''New York Times'', ("PLAYERS OFF THE STAGE.; ENTERTAINING THE GUESTS OF THE LEGION OF HONOR" ), February 13, 1888, page 8.〕〔''New York Times'', ("On the Roof Gardens" ), July 2, 1893, page 21.〕 performing in many varieties ranging from the latest vaudeville tunes to attempts at serious classical music.〔Schreyer, Lowell H (2007). '' The Banjo Entertainers: Roots to Ragtime, A Banjo History ''. Minnesota Heritage Publishing, Mankato, MN. ISBN 978-0-9713168-9-8.〕 He made three separate European tours,〔''Chicago Daily Tribune'', July 31, 1890, page 5.〕 performing for various royalty including the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII), who was also a banjo player of some skill.〔''Aurora (Illinois) Daily Express'', ("From Cabin to Parlor – The Banjo of the Plantation Now a Society Favorite" ), January 24, 1891, page 4.〕 By the late 1890s he had mostly ceased to perform in public, finding it more lucrative to give private lessons to wealthy students〔 and to make recordings for the developing phonograph industry. Mr. Brooks recorded regularly for Edison from the late 1890s until his death〔Hoffman, Frank W. (2005). '' Encyclopedia of recorded sound, Volume 1 ''. Routledge, New York. ISBN 0-415-93835-X.〕 in New York City in 1906 of throat cancer.〔
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