Person · Open Library
- Works
- 48
Top works
- Tracks and Signs of Birds in Britain
- Odyssey of Marcus Panthera
- Port of Call
- Federn, Spuren und Zeichen der Vögel Europas
- Octopus
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933-05-03
- Active to
- 2006-12-25
blueschristmas musicdiscofilm soundtrackfunkrhythm & blues
Discography
- James Browns Presents His Band & Five Other Great Artists1961
- Prisoner of Love1963
- Grits & Soul1964
- Showtime1964
- Sings Out of Sight1965
- James Brown Plays James Brown: Yesterday and Today1965
- Handful of Soul1966
- James Brown Plays New Breed1966
- James Brown Sings Raw Soul1967
- James Brown Plays the Real Thing1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 198,259
- Total plays
- 1,593,924
Tags
bluesjazzrhythm and bluesrockabillyrock
There are 2 artists with the name Roy Brown 1) Roy "Good Rocking" Brown (10 September 1925 – 25 May 1981) was a blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre of rock and roll. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Brown started as a gospel singer. His mother was an accomplished singer and organist in church. After a move to Los Angeles, California some time in the 1940s, and a brief period spent as a professional boxer in the welterweight category <a href=
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kinder
- Place of death
- San Fernando
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rockabilly
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- ABC Records
- Image
- Roy brown.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 10 more facts
- date of death
- 1981-05-25
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- date of birth
- 1920-00-00
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Roy Brown
- Commons category
- Roy Brown (blues musician)
- birth name
- Roy James Brown
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- different from
- Roy Brown
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