Friday, September 12, 2003

Charles Brown

Charles Brown
Texas City, Texas, United States
Blues, Texas blues, R&B, soul, soul blues, rock, blues rock, jazz, soul jazz

Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced blues performance in the 1940s and 1950s. He had several hit recordings, including "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby".


One More for the Road (1989)
All My Life (1990)
Someone to Love (1992)
Cool Christmas Blues (1994)
Just a Lucky So and So (1994)
These Blues (1994)
Live (1995) '70-'80
Sings the Blues (1995) rec.'64
Snuff Dippin' Mama (1995) '46-'49, with Johnny Moore's Blazers
Walkin' in Circles (1995) '45-'47, with Johnny Moore's 3 Blazers
Honey Dripper (1996)
The Chronological (1997) 1946
So Goes Love (1998)
Since I Fell for You (1999)
Blues and Other Love Songs (2000)
A life in the Blues (2003) Live 1990