Charles Brown

@Singers, Life Achievements and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Charles Brown was a renowned American blues singer who had a major influence on the development of blues music during the 1940s and 1950s American Pianists Singers Rhythm & Blues Singers Jazz Singers Rock Singers Virgo Celebrities Through his music, Charles Brown brought about an evolution that changed the American music world. When his soft-toned soulful blues music was introduced during the 1940s, little did he know that it would create a new genre to the otherwise existing rock and roll era. What he began as a pianist in a trio band graduated to numerous chart-hitting individual trio and solo albums under various labels. His liking towards music started during childhood which culminated in the youth, after taking up and quitting different jobs. Although the blues-style music, combined with light rhythmic piano and smooth vocals, saw recognition during its initial launch years, but Charles Brown infused his own individual touch through his mournful voice, with hints of polished and sophisticated tones often known as ‘nightclub blues’ or ‘cocktail blues’. Apart from his regular R&B singles hitting the music charts, his seasonal-themed songs also brought him fame and glory in the West Coast, despite being a Texas resident. His style played an influential role in South California, with his disciples and future performers, like Cecil Gant, Amos Milburn, Percy Mayfield, Ray Charles, and Floyd Dixon adopting his techniques. Such was his jazz-inflected sound that it made for a perfect background for late-night joints.

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Birthday: September 13, 1922 Died on: January 21, 1999 Nationality: American Famous: Singers, Pianists, Singers, Rhythm & Blues Singers, Jazz Singers, Rock Singers Known as: Brown Charles, Brown, Charles, Charles Brown Trio Universities: Prairie View A&M University Birth Place: Texas City Information Detail Birthday September 13, 1922 Died on January 21, 1999 Nationality American Famous Singers, Pianists, Singers, Rhythm & Blues Singers, Jazz Singers, Rock Singers Known as Brown Charles, Brown, Charles, Charles Brown Trio Universities Prairie View A&M University Birth Place Texas City Gender Male Sun Sign Virgo Born in Texas City Famous as American singer Died at Age 76

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He suffered a congestive heart failure and passed away on January 21, 1999, aged 76, in Oakland, California. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California. Unsplash Personal Life

Tony Russell Brown, or Charles Brown, was born on September 13, 1922 in Texas City, Texas, and completed his schooling from Central High School of Galveston, in 1939. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended Prairie View A&M College and obtained a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in 1942. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After graduating, he joined George Washington Carver High School of Baytown as a chemistry teacher. Unsplash Career

After a short while, he shifted to working as a mustard gas worker at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, followed by an apprentice electrician in a Richmond shipyard in California. Unsplash Career

In 1943, he left his job and moved to Los Angeles to make a career in music, an interest he developed during childhood. Unsplash Career

He joined the ‘Three Blazers’ band comprising guitarist Johnny Moore and bassist Eddie Williams, as a vocalist and pianist. Unsplash Career

The trio came into limelight when the Nat King Cole’s trio left to concentrate on national level and the Three Blazers began their blues-club style performances. Unsplash Career

He became a known blues singer with Driftin’ Blues for Philo Records, which remained on the Billboard’s R&B charts for 23 weeks, reaching number two as the peak position. Unsplash Major Works

The Three Blazers delivered a series of R&B singles from 1946 to 1948, some of them being New Orleans Blues, Sunny Road, So Long, and More Than You Know. Unsplash Major Works

His Christmas classics – Merry Christmas Baby and Please Come Home to Christmas grew popular every season, with the latter selling one million copies till 1968 and remaining on the charts for the next ten years. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	September 13, 1922
Died on	January 21, 1999
Nationality	American
Famous	Singers, Pianists, Singers, Rhythm & Blues Singers, Jazz Singers, Rock Singers
Known as	Brown Charles, Brown, Charles, Charles Brown Trio
Universities	Prairie View A&M University
Birth Place	Texas City
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Texas City
Famous as	American singer
Died at Age	76

Charles Brown

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Sep 13, 1922

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