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Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s.
Charles Brown was an American blues singer of the late 1940s and early 1950s who was best known for his melodic ballads. One of the most influential singers of his day, Brown was an accomplished classical pianist whose career began in 1943 after he moved to Los Angeles.
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Nov 15, 2008 · Charles Brown - Trouble Blues. Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 January 21, 1999), born in Texas City, Charles Brown was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned,...
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Highly influential blues and rhythm & blues singer and piano player, born September 13, 1922, Texas City, Texas, USA, died January 21, 1999, Oakland, California, USA.
Jan 21, 1999 · Blues ballad singer and pianist who was a key figure in the transition from early R&B to rock & roll. Read Full Biography.
Dec 14, 2021 · Labeled as a blues singer, pianist Charles Brown walks the line between jazz, blues and a long lost genre, popular music. Born in 1922 and classically trained on the ivories, Brown began singing during wartime and was often compared to Nat King Cole.
Charles Brown Few singers have ever conveyed the troubles, heartache, and loneliness of the blues with a softer, more elegant touch than Charles Brown, one of the most popular and influential pioneers of postwar blues on the West Coast.
