Jim Ed Brown
James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (born April 1, 1934 in Sparkman , Arkansas , † June 11, 2015 in Franklin , Tennessee ) was an American country singer who began his career as a member of The Browns in the mid-1950s and later worked with Helen Cornelius .
Life
First successes as a member of the Browns
Jim Ed Brown grew up on a farm in Arkansas. After winning a talent competition, he and his sister Maxine had their first appearances on local radio stations. They were later joined by Bonnie, another sister. Together they formed the trio The Browns , which had a world hit in 1959 with The Three Bells .
In 1965, Jim Ed decided to embark on a solo career, although the trio continued to do very well. His two sisters retired from the music business two years later to devote themselves to their families. The way was clear for Jim Ed, especially since the record label RCA supported his plans.
Solo career
His first notable success came in 1967 when You Can Have Her Going was able to place in the top 20. In the same year he reached top position 3 on the country charts with Pop A. In 1970 he had another top 10 success with Morning . Other hits were Sometimes Sunshine , Southern Loving and It 'That Time Of Night .
In 1976 he began to sing in a duet with Helen Cornelius. Their first single, I Don't Want To Have To Marry You , made it to the top of the country charts. A year later they were voted "Duo of the Year" by the Country Music Association CMA. Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius were also successful in the next few years, even if no number 1 hit could be achieved. In 1981, after a long series of top 10 hits and several albums together, the two ended their collaboration.
Jim Ed continued to appear on the Grand Ole Opry and on television shows. In the mid-1980s he opened the Jim Ed Theater in Nashville , where he himself occasionally appeared on the stage.
In February 2015, after a break of more than 30 years, he released the album In Style Again .
Brown was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame shortly before his death . The medal for the occasion was presented to him by his friend Bill Anderson on June 4, 2015; the official induction ceremony was planned for autumn 2015. Brown died of lung cancer on June 11, 2015, at the age of 81 in Franklin, Tennessee .
Discography
For publications with The Browns see here .
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US | Country | |||
1966 | Alone with you | - |
Country6 (15 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
1967 | Just Jim | - |
Country32 (9 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
Gems by Jim | - |
Country9 (18 weeks) Country |
||
1968 | Bottle, bottle | - |
Country20 (8 weeks) Country |
|
Country's Best On Record | - |
Country28 (7 weeks) Country |
||
This Is My Beat! | - |
Country39 (6 weeks) Country |
||
1969 | Remember me | - |
Country37 (8 weeks) Country |
|
1971 | Morning |
US81 (9 weeks) US |
Country9 (23 weeks) Country |
|
Angel's Sunday | - |
Country25 (7 weeks) Country |
||
She's leavin ' | - |
Country41 (4 weeks) Country |
||
1973 | Bar-Rooms & Pop-a-Tops | - |
Country28 (9 weeks) Country |
|
1974 | It's that time of night | - |
Country26 (8 weeks) Country |
More albums
- 1969: Sings the Browns
- 1970: Going Up the Country
- 1970: Just for You
- 1972: Evening
- 1972: Brown Is Blue
- 2015: In Style Again
Collab albums with Helen Cornelius
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1976 | I don't want to have to marry you | - |
Country6 (19 weeks) Country |
|
1977 | Born Believer | - |
Country17 (15 weeks) Country |
|
1978 | I'll never be free | - |
Country29 (8 weeks) Country |
|
1979 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | - |
Country20 (19 weeks) Country |
|
1980 | One man, one woman | - |
Country35 (16 weeks) Country |
More collab albums
- 2007: Together Again
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1973 | Best of Jim Ed Brown | - |
Country21 (11 weeks) Country |
|
1981 | Greatest hits | - |
Country47 (10 weeks) Country |
with Helen Cornelius
|
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1965 | I Heard from a Memory Last Night Alone with You |
- |
Country33 (8 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
I'm Just a Country Boy Alone with You |
- |
Country37 (5 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
|
1966 | Regular On My Mind Alone with You |
- |
Country41 (4 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
A Taste of Heaven Alone with You |
- |
Country23 (10 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
|
The Last Laugh Just Jim |
- |
Country57 (7 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
|
1967 | You Can Have Her Just Jim |
- |
Country18 (11 weeks) Country |
as Jim Edward Brown
|
You Can Have Her Just Jim |
- |
Country3 (20 weeks) Country |
||
Bottle, bottle bottle, bottle |
- |
Country13 (13 weeks) Country |
||
1968 | The Cajun Stripper This Is My Beat! |
- |
Country23 (11 weeks) Country |
|
The Enemy This Is My Beat! |
- |
Country13 (12 weeks) Country |
||
Jack and Jill |
- |
Country49 (8 weeks) Country |
||
1969 | Longest Beer of the Night This Is My Beat! |
- |
Country35 (12 weeks) Country |
|
Longest Beer of the Night Remember Me |
- |
Country17 (11 weeks) Country |
||
Longest Beer of the Night Sings the Browns |
- |
Country29 (10 weeks) Country |
||
1970 | Ginger Is Gentle and Waiting for Me Going Up the Country |
- |
Country35 (7 weeks) Country |
|
Lift Ring, Pull Open Just for You |
- |
Country71 (4 weeks) Country |
||
Baby, I tried |
- |
Country31 (9 weeks) Country |
||
Morning Morning |
US47 (11 weeks) US |
Country4 (18 weeks) Country |
||
1971 | Angel's Sunday Angel’s Sunday |
- |
Country13 (15 weeks) Country |
|
She's Leavin '(Bonnie, Please Don't Go) She's Leavin' |
- |
Country37 (13 weeks) Country |
||
1972 | Evening Evening |
- |
Country55 (7 weeks) Country |
|
How I Love Them Old Songs Evening |
- |
Country57 (8 weeks) Country |
||
All I Had to Do Brown Is Blue |
- |
Country67 (6 weeks) Country |
||
1973 | Unbelievable Love Brown Is Blue |
- |
Country29 (12 weeks) Country |
|
Southern Loving Bar-Rooms & Pop-a-Tops |
- |
Country6 (15 weeks) Country |
||
Southern Loving Best of Jim Ed Brown |
- |
Country15 (14 weeks) Country |
||
1974 | Unbelievable Love It's That Time of Night |
- |
Country10 (15 weeks) Country |
|
It's That Time of Night It's That Time of Night |
- |
Country10 (17 weeks) Country |
||
Get Up I Think I Love You |
- |
Country47 (8 weeks) Country |
||
1975 | Don Junior |
- |
Country63 (7 weeks) Country |
|
Barroom Pal, Goodtime Gals |
- |
Country41 (9 weeks) Country |
||
Fine time to get the blues |
- |
Country52 (10 weeks) Country |
||
1976 | Another morning |
- |
Country24 (12 weeks) Country |
|
Let Me Love You Where It Hurts |
- |
Country69 (6 weeks) Country |
||
I've Rode with the Best I Don't Want to Have to Marry You |
- |
Country65 (7 weeks) Country |
||
1977 | Another morning |
- |
Country66 (8 weeks) Country |
|
1979 | You're the Part of Me |
- |
Country38 (11 weeks) Country |
More singles
- 2013: In Style Again
Collaboration singles with Helen Cornelius
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1976 | I Don't Want to Have to Marry You, I Don't Want to Have to Marry You |
- |
Country1 (16 weeks) Country |
|
Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye I Don't Want to Have to Marry You |
- |
Country2 (17 weeks) Country |
||
1977 | Born Believer Born Believer |
- |
Country12 (12 weeks) Country |
|
If It Ain't Love by Now Born Believer |
- |
Country12 (12 weeks) Country |
||
Fall Softly Snow |
- |
Country91 (3 weeks) Country |
||
1978 | I'll Never Be Free I'll Never Be Free |
- |
Country11 (13 weeks) Country |
|
If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
- |
Country6 (15 weeks) Country |
||
You Don't Bring Me Flowers You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
- |
Country10 (14 weeks) Country |
||
1979 | Lying in Love with You You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
- |
Country2 (13 weeks) Country |
|
Fools One Man, One Woman |
- |
Country3 (13 weeks) Country |
||
1980 | Morning Comes Too Early One Man, One Woman |
- |
Country5 (14 weeks) Country |
|
The Bedroom One Man, One Woman |
- |
Country24 (12 weeks) Country |
||
1981 | Don't Bother to Knock Greatest Hits |
- |
Country13 (14 weeks) Country |
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1967 | Chet's tune |
- |
Country38 (9 weeks) Country |
with Some of Chet's Friends
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Country singer Jim Ed Brown dies, aged 81 in: The Guardian, June 12, 2015, accessed June 12, 2015
- ^ William Grimes: Jim Ed Brown, Smooth Voice on 'The Three Bells' and Other Hits, Dies at 81. In: The New York Times , June 12, 2015 (accessed June 13, 2015).
- ↑ a b c d e f Chart sources: US1 US2 US3
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brown, Jim Ed |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, James Edward |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sparkman , Arkansas |
DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 2015 |
Place of death | Franklin , Tennessee |