Jim Ed Brown

Jim Ed Brown (1993)

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
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
1966	Alone with you	-	Country6 (15 weeks) Country	as Jim Edward Brown
1967	Just Jim	-	Country32 (9 weeks) Country	as Jim Edward Brown
1967	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
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
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
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
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
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
1965	I Heard from a Memory Last Night Alone with You	-	Country33 (8 weeks) Country	as Jim Edward Brown
1965	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
1971	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
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
1976	I Don't Want to Have to Marry You, I Don't Want to Have to Marry You	-	Country1 (16 weeks) Country
1976	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
1979	Fools One Man, One Woman	-	Country3 (13 weeks) Country
1980	Morning Comes Too Early One Man, One Woman	-	Country5 (14 weeks) Country
1980	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
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
1967	Chet's tune	-	Country38 (9 weeks) Country	with Some of Chet's Friends

Web links

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biography

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
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

[1] Country singer Jim Ed Brown dies, aged 81 in: The Guardian, June 12, 2015, accessed June 12, 2015

[2] 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).

[charts-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chart sources: US1 US2 US3