Mel Brown
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Chinese heart of Texas
- Shades of Me
- San Antonio in Vintage Postcards
- Wings over San Antonio
- Aboriginal Ancestral Wisdom Oracle
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1939
- Active to
- 2009
blueschristmas musicdiscofilm soundtrackfunkrhythm & blues
Discography
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- 31,582
- Total plays
- 125,589
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Mel Brown was born on October 7, 1939 in Jackson, Mississippi. He backed Bobby Blue Bland on guitar for more than ten years. He recorded most of his albums for the Impulse, which is primarily known for jazz. His music is a blend of soul and funk as well as the blues. Artist Biography Below by Jason Ankeny Best known for his decade-plus stint in support of Bobby "Blue" Bland, Mel Brown channeled elements of soul, funk, and jazz to create one of the most distinctive guitar styles in contemporary
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mel
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jackson
- Place of death
- Kitchener
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- ABC Records
- Official website
- www.melbrownblues.com
- Image
- Mel Brown.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1939-10-07
- date of death
- 2009-03-20
- Commons category
- Mel Brown
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- manner of death
- natural causes
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