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J. T. Brown

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Also known as Big Boy Brown, Saxman Brown, Bep Brown

American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist

Person · Open Library

Works
12

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  • Class Reunion
  • The Mystical Stone of the Reversing Worlds
  • Theological kernels
  • Lean Tactics for Architects, Engineers, and IPD Contractors
  • Tide's Ghost of the Reversing Worlds, Trilogy Two, Part 1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1918
Active to
1969

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584
Total plays
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J. T. Brown (April 2, 1918 — November 24, 1969) was an American tenor saxophonist of the Chicago blues era. He was variously billed as Saxman Brown, J.T. (Big Boy) Brown and Bep Brown. Born John Thomas Brown in Mississippi, he was a member of the Rabbit Foot Minstrels in the Deep South before heading to Chicago. By 1945, Brown was recording behind Roosevelt Sykes and St. Louis Jimmy Oden, later backing Eddie Boyd and Washboard Sam for RCA Victor. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J.T.+Brown">R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Brown
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Mississippi
Place of death
Chicago
Occupation
saxophonist
Instrument
saxophone
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date of death
1969-11-24
date of birth
1918-04-02
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