Lucius "Dusty" Holcey Brooks was a musician, recording artist, and actor in American films. An African American, he portrayed a comedic sidekick in several Western films with African American casts. He performed as part of the Four Tones in several films. He also recorded numerous songs with the Four Tones. In 1949, he recorded on

Kangaroo Records Kangaroo Records was an American record label established in 1958 in Houston, Texas by co-founders Henry Hayes and M.L. Young. It was an independent label and recorded at Gold Star Studio in Houston. The label debuted the work of musical artists A ...

. He was a memberof the American Federation of Musicians.

Discography

*"Play Jackpot" / "Thank You for the Lies" Memo *"Tears And Wine" / "Heaven Or Fire" Dusty Brooks And His Tones, Sun records *" Old Man River"

Filmography

*'' Harlem on the Prairie'' (1937) as Musician (The Four Tones) *'' Harlem Rides the Range'' (1939) as Rusty *''

The Bronze Buckaroo ''The Bronze Buckaroo'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western race film directed by Richard C. Kahn. ''The Bronze Buckaroo'' stars Black cowboys, Black cowboy singer Herb Jeffries, here billed as Herbert Jeffrey. Plot Cowboy Bob Blake rec ...

'' (1939) as Dusty *''

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'' (1941) performing " Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye" with the Four Tones and

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References

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