Ada Scott Brown (May 1, 1890 – March 30, 1950)[1] was an American blues and jazz singer and actress.

She worked with Fredi Washington, Leigh Whipper, and others to provide financial and social resources for African American entertainers.

[3] She sang "That Ain't Right" with Fats Waller in the musical film Stormy Weather (1943).

[5] Brown was regularly reviewed in the black press from 1920 to 1929 as her career continued to grow in vaudeville theaters.

Unlike country bluesmen who accompanied themselves on acoustic guitar and harmonica, she worked with jazz pianists to give her songs a beat.