- Mel Brown (guitarist)
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For the jazz drummer from Portland, Oregon, see Mel Brown (drummer).
Mel Brown Background information Born October 7, 1939 Died March 20, 2009 (aged 69)
Kitchener, Ontario
CanadaGenres Blues rock, blues, R&B Occupations Musician, songwriter Instruments Vocals, Guitar Labels Impulse! Records, Impulse! Associated acts Bobby "Blue" Bland, The Olympics, Etta James, Albert Collins Website Official website Mel Brown (October 7, 1939 – March 20, 2009) was an American-born blues guitarist.
Brown was nominated for a Juno Award in both 2001 and 2002. Brown, a long-time smoker, died aged 69, on March 20, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, of complications from emphysema.[1][2]
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Discography
As leader
- 1967: Chicken Fat (Impulse! Records)
- 1968: The Wizard (Impulse!)
- 1969: Blues for We (Impulse!)
- 1969: I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Impulse!)
- 1971: Mel Brown's Fifth (Impulse!)
- 1973: Big Foot Country Girl (Impulse!)
- 1998: Can’t Stop Blowin' (E-fi 3359) Snooky Pryor with special guest Mel Brown
- 1999: Neck Bones & Caviar (E-fi 3363) Mel Brown
- 2000: Double Shot! (E-fi 3367) Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown
- 2001: Homewreckin’ Done Live (E-fi 3370) Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
- 2006: Blues - A Beautiful Thing (E-fi 3394) Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
- 2006: Mel Brown - The DVD (E-fi 3395)
As sideman
- B.B. King… L.A. Midnight – Guitar
- B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland… Together for the First Time – Guitar
- Albert Collins … Cold Snap – Guitar
- James Cotton … Mighty Long Time – Piano
- Lightnin' Hopkins … It’s a Sin To Be Rich – Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano
- John Lee Hooker … Endless Boogie – Acoustic Guitar
- John Lee Hooker … Never Get Out of The Blues Alive – Guitar and Bass
- Jimmy McGriff … Dream Team – Guitar
- Doug Sahm … Juke Box Music – Keyboards
- Earl Hooker … Simply The Best – Guitar
- Charles Brown… Legend – Guitar
- T-Bone Walker … Funky Town – Guitar
- Little Bobby and The Jumpstarts … Tickets in the Glovebox – Piano, Guitar
- Harmonica Shah… Listen At Me Good – Guitar
References
- ^ "Consummate bluesman" is gone, Terry Pender, Waterloo Record, March 21, 2009
- ^ "Delta bluesman Mel Brown dies in adopted hometown of Kitchener, Ont.", CBC News website, March 22, 2009
External links
Categories:- 1939 births
- 2009 deaths
- American blues guitarists
- American rhythm and blues guitarists
- Deaths from emphysema
- Disease-related deaths in Ontario
- Musicians from Mississippi
- Impulse! Records artists
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