Jim Ed Brown
James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015) was an American… Read Full Bio ↴James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015) was an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981. Brown was also the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
Brown and his sisters, Maxine and Bonnie, moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas as children. They formed a singing group in the early 1950s and also sang individually until 1954, when Jim Ed and Maxine signed a record contract as a duo. They earned national recognition and a guest spot on Ernest Tubb's radio show for their humorous song "Looking Back To See", which hit the top ten and stayed on the charts through the summer of 1954.
Jim Ed and Maxine were joined in 1955 by 18-year-old Bonnie, and The Browns began performing on Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana. By the end of 1955, the trio was appearing on KWTO-AM in Springfield, Missouri, and had another top ten hit with "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow", which got a boost by their national appearances on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee. They signed with RCA Victor in 1956, and soon had two major hits, "I Take the Chance" and "I Heard the Bluebirds Sing". When Jim Ed was drafted in 1957, the group continued to record while he was on leave, and sister Norma filled in for him on tours. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado.
In 1959, The Browns scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The Three Bells" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts. The song also peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues listing. Remakes of the pop hits "Scarlet Ribbons" and "The Old Lamplighter" continued the hit streak, reaching the top 15 on Billboard's Pop and Country surveys. The trio had moderate successes on the country music charts for seven years thereafter. In 1963, they joined the Grand Ole Opry and in 1967 the group disbanded.
Brown continued to record for RCA Victor and had a number of country hits, starting in 1965 while still with his sisters. In 1967, he released his first solo top ten hit, "Pop a Top", which became his signature song. Beginning in 1969, he also gained his own syndicated TV series "The Country Place", which would become famous for introducing Crystal Gayle. The show ended in 1971. In 1970, he gained a crossover hit with "Morning" which went to No. 4 on the country charts and No. 47 on the pop charts. Other hits included "Angel's Sunday" (1971), "Southern Loving" (1973), "Sometime Sunshine" (1974) and "It's That Time Of Night" (1974).
Beginning in 1976, Brown released a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius starting with the No. 1 hit, "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You". Other hits for the duo included "Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye" (1977), "Born Believer" (1977), "I'll Never Be Free" (1978), "If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight" (1978), "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (a cover of the then-recent Neil Diamond-Barbra Streisand hit) (1979), "Lying In Love With You" (1979), "Fools" (1979), "Morning Comes Too Early" (1980) and "Don't Bother to Knock" (1981).
Brown hosted the syndicated country television show Nashville On The Road, along with Jerry Clower, Helen Cornelius, and Wendy Holcombe. The entire cast was replaced in 1981. The new host, Jim Stafford, kept hosting it until it ended in 1983. He also hosted The Nashville Network programs, You Can Be A Star (a talent show), and Going Our Way, which featured Brown and his wife traveling the U.S. in an RV. Brown lived in the south Nashville suburb of Brentwood, Tennessee with his wife Becky.
Brown hosted two nationally syndicated country music radio shows, the weekly two-hour Country Music Greats Radio Show and the weekday short-form vignette, Country Music Greats Radio Minute. Both were broadcast by over 300 radio stations to a weekly audience exceeding three million, as well as on the Internet. Recorded at the Hard Scuffle Studios in Nashville, the Country Music Greats Radio Show blended music from the 1940s through the 1990s with an interview archive of country stars past and present. Brown also told tales of living and working in the country music industry.
Beginning in 1975, Brown became a national spokesperson for the Dollar General Stores discount retailer. He appeared in frequent TV advertisements using the slogan, "Every day is dollar day at your Dollar General Store," and an autographed photo hung behind the cash register at many stores.
Jim Ed Brown remained an active and popular member of the Grand Ole Opry until his death, where he had been a member since 1963 and occasionally reunited onstage with Cornelius.
In March 2015, it was announced that The Browns would be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later in the year. With his health declining, Brown was inducted in June.
Brown announced in September 2014 that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had temporarily retired from hosting his radio programs; he had since returned to hosting. After he had been diagnosed in early 2015 to be in remission, Brown announced on June 3, 2015 that the cancer had returned. He died a week later, on June 11, 2015, at the age of 81.
Brown and his sisters, Maxine and Bonnie, moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas as children. They formed a singing group in the early 1950s and also sang individually until 1954, when Jim Ed and Maxine signed a record contract as a duo. They earned national recognition and a guest spot on Ernest Tubb's radio show for their humorous song "Looking Back To See", which hit the top ten and stayed on the charts through the summer of 1954.
Jim Ed and Maxine were joined in 1955 by 18-year-old Bonnie, and The Browns began performing on Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana. By the end of 1955, the trio was appearing on KWTO-AM in Springfield, Missouri, and had another top ten hit with "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow", which got a boost by their national appearances on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee. They signed with RCA Victor in 1956, and soon had two major hits, "I Take the Chance" and "I Heard the Bluebirds Sing". When Jim Ed was drafted in 1957, the group continued to record while he was on leave, and sister Norma filled in for him on tours. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado.
In 1959, The Browns scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The Three Bells" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts. The song also peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues listing. Remakes of the pop hits "Scarlet Ribbons" and "The Old Lamplighter" continued the hit streak, reaching the top 15 on Billboard's Pop and Country surveys. The trio had moderate successes on the country music charts for seven years thereafter. In 1963, they joined the Grand Ole Opry and in 1967 the group disbanded.
Brown continued to record for RCA Victor and had a number of country hits, starting in 1965 while still with his sisters. In 1967, he released his first solo top ten hit, "Pop a Top", which became his signature song. Beginning in 1969, he also gained his own syndicated TV series "The Country Place", which would become famous for introducing Crystal Gayle. The show ended in 1971. In 1970, he gained a crossover hit with "Morning" which went to No. 4 on the country charts and No. 47 on the pop charts. Other hits included "Angel's Sunday" (1971), "Southern Loving" (1973), "Sometime Sunshine" (1974) and "It's That Time Of Night" (1974).
Beginning in 1976, Brown released a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius starting with the No. 1 hit, "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You". Other hits for the duo included "Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye" (1977), "Born Believer" (1977), "I'll Never Be Free" (1978), "If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight" (1978), "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (a cover of the then-recent Neil Diamond-Barbra Streisand hit) (1979), "Lying In Love With You" (1979), "Fools" (1979), "Morning Comes Too Early" (1980) and "Don't Bother to Knock" (1981).
Brown hosted the syndicated country television show Nashville On The Road, along with Jerry Clower, Helen Cornelius, and Wendy Holcombe. The entire cast was replaced in 1981. The new host, Jim Stafford, kept hosting it until it ended in 1983. He also hosted The Nashville Network programs, You Can Be A Star (a talent show), and Going Our Way, which featured Brown and his wife traveling the U.S. in an RV. Brown lived in the south Nashville suburb of Brentwood, Tennessee with his wife Becky.
Brown hosted two nationally syndicated country music radio shows, the weekly two-hour Country Music Greats Radio Show and the weekday short-form vignette, Country Music Greats Radio Minute. Both were broadcast by over 300 radio stations to a weekly audience exceeding three million, as well as on the Internet. Recorded at the Hard Scuffle Studios in Nashville, the Country Music Greats Radio Show blended music from the 1940s through the 1990s with an interview archive of country stars past and present. Brown also told tales of living and working in the country music industry.
Beginning in 1975, Brown became a national spokesperson for the Dollar General Stores discount retailer. He appeared in frequent TV advertisements using the slogan, "Every day is dollar day at your Dollar General Store," and an autographed photo hung behind the cash register at many stores.
Jim Ed Brown remained an active and popular member of the Grand Ole Opry until his death, where he had been a member since 1963 and occasionally reunited onstage with Cornelius.
In March 2015, it was announced that The Browns would be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later in the year. With his health declining, Brown was inducted in June.
Brown announced in September 2014 that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had temporarily retired from hosting his radio programs; he had since returned to hosting. After he had been diagnosed in early 2015 to be in remission, Brown announced on June 3, 2015 that the cancer had returned. He died a week later, on June 11, 2015, at the age of 81.
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A Baby Again She didn't warn me the way she said she would…
A Taste Of Heaven Oh I found the taste of heaven give me more I…
Almost Persuaded Last night all alone in a barroom Met a girl with…
Alone With You How I'd love to be around you when the lonely…
Angel It was in the early morning When I looked through sleepy…
Beautiful Lies Beautiful lies beautiful lies each word is a heartache in…
Before The Next Teardrop Falls If he brings you happiness then I wish you both…
Beyond the Shadow You are my guiding star The one love I can't live…
Big Bad John (Big John, Big John) Every mornin' at the mine you could…
Bottle Bottle White lightnin' it's said will shatter your head And drive t…
But I Won't Out of words to say I turned and walked away Told…
But That's All Right Black satin slippers and the long flowing gown walking on…
Circumstantial Evidence You were there when he was the same place the…
Dang Me Well here I sit high gettin' ideas ain't nothin' but…
Dear Heart Dear heart wish you were here to warm this night My…
Detroit City I wanna go home I wanna go home oh how…
El Paso Out in the west Texas town of El Paso I…
Evening Lying here beside you in the shadows with your body…
Flowers On The Wall I've been hearin' you're concerned about my happiness But al…
Fools I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall) I'D JUST BE FOOL…
Funny How Time Slips Away Well hello there my it's been a long long long…
Funny Way Of Laughing If you see me with a great big smile at…
Gentle On My Mind It's just knowing that your door is always open and…
Ginger Is Gentle and Waiting for Me Woman stop wasting your time Woman can't you see I'm not…
Going Up The Country I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you want to…
Harlequin Melodies Harlequin melodies a trip through the night's fantasies Wher…
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Have I told you lately that I love you could…
Healing Hands Of Time They're working while I'm missing you Those healing hands o…
Hearts Will Be Hearts Darling I guess it's goodbye sorry that you saw me…
Heaven Says Heaven says hello every morning when the sun says hi…
Here Here's to your future my darling Your health and your…
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Hold me, hold me Never let me go Until you've told me,…
Honky Tonk Man I'm a honky tonk man and I can't seem to…
Honky Tonkin' When you are sad and lonely and have no place…
How I Love Them Old Songs Doggone my soul how I love them old songs They were…
How Long Has It Been Saw you there on the bar stool as I walked…
I Don't Want To Have To Marry You I don't want to have marry you I don't want have…
I Feel A Sin Coming On She just sits there her eyes are on me I shake…
I Heard From A Memory Last Night I heard from a mem'ry last night from the girl…
I Just Came From There There's heartaches like you've never known but there's heave…
I Love It Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius Saying hello, saying I love…
I Run for My Life I've seen the travel folders where to go and what…
I Take the Chance I take the chance to lose my soul my life…
I'd Just Be Fool Enough I'd Just Be Fool Enough (To Fall) I'D JUST BE FOOL…
I'll Make The Living Honey I think that it's just about time that you…
I'll Take a Chance I take the chance to lose my soul my life…
I'm The One Who Loves You When you're all alone and blue no one to tell…
I've Just Been Wastin' My Time I've never been to China town never seen Frisco Bay Ain't…
It's That Time Of Night I know it's after midnight and I'm knocking on your…
King Of The Road Trailers for sale or rent rooms to left fifty cents No…
Let It Be Me I bless the day I found you I want to…
Lift Ring Pull Open There are four words that I printed on most every…
Longest Beer Of The Night This is the longest beer of the night but in…
Looking Back To See I was looking back to see if you were looking…
Lying In Love With You I called work this morning and told them I was…
Man and Wife Time Another day is over Hard work and play comes to an…
Molly darling Won't you tell me Molly darling that you love none…
Morning Here in this room, this narrow room Where life began when…
My Friend the Bottle My Friend the Glass I found new friends the day you left me you…
Now Is The Hour Now is the hour that we must say goodbye Soon you'll…
Paint Me The Color Of Your Wall When I met you my loneliness fled like the good…
Pick-Me-Ups You wonder why I'm gone so much and come home…
Pop A Top Pop a top again I've just got time for one more…
Pop-A-Top Pop a top again I've just got time for one more…
Regular On My Mind She's fast on my money slow to call me honey…
Saying Hello Saying I Love You Saying Goodbye Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius Saying hello, saying I love…
Scarlet Ribbons You know I peeked in to say goodnight, When I heard…
Smaller Than The Bottle I used to be a big man in this town Anyone…
Sock It To Me Country Style I got a thing about the long haired women their…
Sometime Sunshine She opens my door and crosses the floor and touches…
Southern Loving I've been loved in Cincinnati, Evansville and in St Paul All…
The Bandit (He's the bubblegum bandit) He stands knee high tall with th…
The Bottle Hasn't Been Made White lightnin' it's said will shatter your head And drive t…
The Bubblegum Bandit (He's the bubblegum bandit) He stands knee high tall with th…
The Cajun Stripper Say child have you seen the Bourbon Street queen She's feeli…
The City Cries At Night Have you ever stopped and listened at the way that…
The Days of Sand and Shovels When I noticed her the first time I was outside…
The Dock Of The Bay Sittin' in the morning sun Sittin' I'll be sittin' when…
The Folk Singer He used to sing his song to his Sara Jane…
The Gods Were Angry With Me The Gods were angry with me for loving you The Gods…
The Last One I heard from a mem'ry last night from the girl…
The Morning After Oh Mr Sun peekin' through the shade in my room He…
The Old Lamplighter He made the night a little brighter Wherever he would go The…
The Three Bells There's a village hidden deep in the valley Among the pine…
Then I'll Stop Loving You Will I ever stop loving you Will I ever stop reaching…
There Goes My Everything There goes my only possession there goes my everything I hea…
They Call the Wind Maria Away out here they've got a name For wind and rain…
Three Bells There's a village hidden deep in the valley Among the pine…
To Be Or Not To Be To be or not to be in love with you…
Tom Dooley Hang down your head Tom Dooley hang down your head…
Unbelievable Love Unbelievable love unbelievable love oh my sweet baby gives m…
War Is Hell Our baby surely got his mama's temper the morning silence…
What Does It Take Say it's still snowing and the lines're down If you like…
When They Ring Those Golden Bells There's a land beyond the river That we call the sweet…
Whispering Hope Soft as the voice of an Angel Breathing a lesson unheard Hop…
Wicked Woman's Love I had a home and family in Missouri had a…
Yesterday (I believe in yesterday) Yesterday all my troubles seemed so…
You Can Have Her You can have her, I don't want her She didn't love…
You Can't Have Her You can have her, I don't want her She didn't love…
You Comb Her Hair I know that you're wondering who I dream about And if…
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me When I said I needed you You said you would always…
You've Seen That Look On Me It's four a.m. and you're just gettin' in Your first night…