Joe Brown (musician)
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Joseph Roger "Joe" Brown MBE (born May 13, 1941 in Swarby , Lincolnshire , England ) is a British guitarist , singer and songwriter .
Life
As a teenager, Brown played with various skiffle groups, including The Spaceman Skiffle Group. Larry Parnes signed him in the late 1950s. Brown accompanied Eddie Cochran , Gene Vincent and Johnny Cash , among others . In 1960, he played the guitar on the album The Sound of Fury by Billy Fury . From 1959 Brown made recordings with his backing band The Bruvvers. Her hits include What a Crazy World We're Living In and A Picture of You . Brown and the Bruvvers were so successful in Great Britain in the early 1960s that the Beatles wanted to support them. On July 26, 1962, the Liverpoolers played as the opening act for Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at Cambridge Hall in Southport.
In 1962, Brown separated from Parnes and married the singer Vicki Brown . In the mid-1960s he turned to cabaret, pantomime, musicals and films. From 1965 he played three years in the musical Charlie Girl . In 1972 Brown formed Brown's Home Brew, which played country- oriented rock, but remained unsuccessful. Brown concentrated on his musical work again. In 1978 he was the best man at George Harrison's second marriage. In the early 1990s, Joe Brown made a comeback . In 1992 his successful album Come On Joe was released . Even after the turn of the millennium, he is still on the road as a musician. On November 29, 2002 he took part in the memorial concert for George Harrison . On January 26th, 2007 the album Down to Earth was released .
Brown's daughter Sam Brown from her marriage to Vicki Brown, who died in 1991, is also a well-known singer.
Discography
Albums
- 1962: A Picture of You
- 1963: Joe Brown - Live!
- 1965: Charlie Girl (Joe Brown and Anna Neagle with HY Hazell, Stuart Damon , Derek Nimmo and Christine Holmes)
- 1966: Bits of Joe Brown
- 1977: Joe Brown Live
- 1990: A Golden Hour of Joe Brown
- 1991: On Stage
- 1999: On a Day Like This
- 2001: The Joe Brown Story: The Picadilly / Pye Anthology
- 2008: The Very Best Of - 50th Anniversary
- 2011: The Ukulele Album
Singles and EPs
- 1959: People Gotta Talk
- 1960: Dark Town Strutter's Ball
- 1961: Shine (Joe Brown and His Bruvvers)
- 1961: Crazy Mixed Up Kid
- 1962: What a Crazy World We Live In
- 1962: A Picture of You
- 1962: Your Tender Look
- 1962: It Only Took a Minute
- 1962: A Lay-About's Lament
- 1962: A Picture of Joe Brown (EP)
- 1963: The Big Hits of Joe Brown and Mark Wynter (with Mark Wynter) (EP)
- 1963: From the Sound Track of the Film Just for Fun (with Mark Wynter) (EP, mono )
- 1963: That's What Love Will Do
- 1963: Nature's Time for Love
- 1963: Sally Ann
- 1965: Charlie Girl (From Harold Fielding's Production of 'Charlie Girl')
- 1965: Sicilian Tarantella
- 1967: With a Little Help from My Friends
- 1968: Bottle of Wine
- 1969: Suzanne
- 1973: Hey mom
- 1979: Joe Brown (EP)
- 1983: Give Us a Break
- 1999: On a Day Like This
- 2006: Reuben (feat. Sam Brown )
- 2008: Everybody's Famous
- 2008: You Were Everywhere / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- 2008: The Very Best of Joe Brown Sampler (EP, Promo)
Fonts
- Joe Brown with Graeme Wright: Brown Sauce. The Life and Times of Joe Brown. Willow, London 1986, ISBN 0002181606 .
Web links
- Works by Joe Brown in the catalog of the German National Library
- Joe Brown at Discogs (English)
- Joe Brown at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Site by Joe Brown (English)
- Joe Brown's biography on rockabilly.nl
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Brown, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Joseph Roger (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British guitarist, singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Swarby , England |