Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999), born in Texas City, … Read Full Bio ↴Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999), born in Texas City, Texas was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced the development of blues performance during the 1940s and 1950s. He had several hit recordings, including "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby".
In the late 1940s a rising demand for blues was driven by an increasing white teenage audience in the South which quickly spread north and west. Blues shouters got the attention, but also greatly influential was what writer Charles Keil dubbs "the postwar Texas clean-up movement in blues" led by stylists such as T-Bone Walker, Amos Milburn and Charles Brown. Their singing was lighter, more relaxed and they worked with bands and combos that had saxophone sections and used arrangements.
As a child Brown demonstrated his love of music and took classical piano lessons. Early on, Brown moved out to Los Angeles, where the great influx of blacks created an integrated nightclub scene in which black performers tended to minimize the rougher blues elements of their style. The blues club style of a light rhythm bass and right-hand tinkling of the piano and smooth vocals became popular, epitomized by the jazz piano of Nat King Cole. When Cole left Los Angeles to perform nationally, his place was taken by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, featuring Charles Brown's gentle piano and vocals.
Brown signed with Aladdin Records and his 1945 recording on that label of the bestseller "Driftin' Blues" with a small combo was a typical club blues song. The single was on the R&B charts for six months, putting Brown at the forefront of a musical evolution that changed American musical performance. His style dominated the influential Southern California club scene on Central Avenue during that period and he influenced such performers as Floyd Dixon, Cecil Gant, Ivory Joe Hunter, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Ace and Ray Charles.
"Driftin'" was the first of several hits Brown subsequently released "Get Yourself Another Fool", "Black Night", "Hard Times" and "Trouble Blues", all major hits in the early 1950s on such labels as Modern Records as well as Alladin. He was unable to compete with the burgeoning rock and roll sound, though he maintained a small and devoted audience.
Brown's approach was too mellow to survive the transition to rock's harsher rhythms, and he faded from the national limelight. His Please Come Home for Christmas, a hit in 1960 on the King Records remained seasonally popular. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, he occasionally recorded and tried to regain some prominence. This continued until the 1980s, when Bonnie Raitt helped usher in a Charles Brown comeback tour.
He began a recording and performing career again, under the musical direction of guitarist Danny Caron, to greater success than he had achieved since the 1950s. Several records received Grammy Award nominations.
He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received both the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship and the W. C. Handy Award.
Brown died in 1999 in Oakland, California.
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In the late 1940s a rising demand for blues was driven by an increasing white teenage audience in the South which quickly spread north and west. Blues shouters got the attention, but also greatly influential was what writer Charles Keil dubbs "the postwar Texas clean-up movement in blues" led by stylists such as T-Bone Walker, Amos Milburn and Charles Brown. Their singing was lighter, more relaxed and they worked with bands and combos that had saxophone sections and used arrangements.
As a child Brown demonstrated his love of music and took classical piano lessons. Early on, Brown moved out to Los Angeles, where the great influx of blacks created an integrated nightclub scene in which black performers tended to minimize the rougher blues elements of their style. The blues club style of a light rhythm bass and right-hand tinkling of the piano and smooth vocals became popular, epitomized by the jazz piano of Nat King Cole. When Cole left Los Angeles to perform nationally, his place was taken by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, featuring Charles Brown's gentle piano and vocals.
Brown signed with Aladdin Records and his 1945 recording on that label of the bestseller "Driftin' Blues" with a small combo was a typical club blues song. The single was on the R&B charts for six months, putting Brown at the forefront of a musical evolution that changed American musical performance. His style dominated the influential Southern California club scene on Central Avenue during that period and he influenced such performers as Floyd Dixon, Cecil Gant, Ivory Joe Hunter, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Ace and Ray Charles.
"Driftin'" was the first of several hits Brown subsequently released "Get Yourself Another Fool", "Black Night", "Hard Times" and "Trouble Blues", all major hits in the early 1950s on such labels as Modern Records as well as Alladin. He was unable to compete with the burgeoning rock and roll sound, though he maintained a small and devoted audience.
Brown's approach was too mellow to survive the transition to rock's harsher rhythms, and he faded from the national limelight. His Please Come Home for Christmas, a hit in 1960 on the King Records remained seasonally popular. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, he occasionally recorded and tried to regain some prominence. This continued until the 1980s, when Bonnie Raitt helped usher in a Charles Brown comeback tour.
He began a recording and performing career again, under the musical direction of guitarist Danny Caron, to greater success than he had achieved since the 1950s. Several records received Grammy Award nominations.
He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received both the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship and the W. C. Handy Award.
Brown died in 1999 in Oakland, California.
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Stand By You
Charles Brown Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Stand By You' by these artists:
!Hero Stand for what you stand for Self respect I'll bring it…
A.C.E 자신 없다 해도 좀 두렵다고 해도 아직까지 많이 남은 날들 그 속에 바보…
Aimer 僕が失くしてしまったもの 離さないで 繋いで 今を抱き締めるよ カメレオンに騙されて壊れた僕は もう何を失くしたって奪…
b.a.n.g! Can't even think about what it would be like Without…
Baby-T Even in your darkest nights, there's light Midnight Lights L…
Cubers 今日もまたどこかへ歌いに行く (歌いに行く) 愛でも恋でも夢も希望だって 胸の中に花を咲かそう(咲かそう) 僕ら一緒に笑…
Darren B Can't even think about what it would be like Without…
Denki Groove 100万回襲ってくる ラクダに乗ってくる いつだってもそのやり方で わかってる人にゃわかってる でも黙ってる 謙虚な態…
DubVision Going Black ‘Cause All The City Lights Tired Of Being On…
Jac & Harri I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Jordan Massey I fall, I break every time you save me I cry…
Just Jinjer Oh Why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come to…
Keep Your Hands Off My Girl Nobody knows everything. But I know you need help. open your…
Maduk Solo throughout song] How can you tell me? I still believe …
Marlisa The hurt in your eyes will never disguise The spark that…
Marlisa (Best-Muzon.ru) The hurt in your eyes will never disguise The spark that…
Marlisa Punzalan The hurt in your…
Miss Special K feat. Dionne Like the sweet morning dew, I took one look at…
Mobs Just a little old town called Castle Rock To me it…
Official HIGE DANdism 完成形を口に出すとシラけてしまいそうだから 音でかき消そう 無駄なもんを 気にしないでふざけ合いたい どんなに凄い本…
Patti LaBelle Oh, why you look so sad? Tears are in your eyes Come…
Paul Wright & Rebecca St. James I've got this story in my heart And its become my…
Pernilla Andersson If you stay in bed 'cause there's no use getting…
Pheelz Ahhhh-Ah Ehhhh-Ah Ahhhh-Ah Eh I put nothing above you (you)…
Platten Rachel (Even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven, heaven) Hand…
Rachel Platten (Even if we can't find heaven) Hands Put your empty hands …
Rachel Platten (RaagJatt.Com) (Even if we can't find heaven, heaven, heaven, heaven) Ha…
Rachel Platten - Www.Takseda.NeT Hands Put your empty hands in mine And scars Show me all the…
Rebecca St. James/Paul Wright I've got this story in my heart And its become my…
Reddy Hook 니가 행복하길 바래, 내 옆에서 깊은 잠에 들길 바래, 우리 침대에서 혹시…
Riku 立ちはだかる現実に 涙が溢れて運命ってただ残酷で そんな僕のそばを離れずに 何も言わないで 肩を抱いて 君は寄り添って…
River I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Ros T I want you baby Let me try to show you All the…
S Club Damn you, I think I can feel something special. Going on,…
S.O.A.P. I only wanna be with you I only wanna be with…
SKE48 何回も通っているのに 今まで気づかなかった こんなところに咲いていた道端の花よ 突然 今日 心がハッとしたよ 昨日より美…
The Hero Stand for what you stand for Self respect I'll bring it…
TOM ZANETTI & K.O KANE Sometimes bad things happen I never know what to say…
Tom Zanetti & K.O. Kane Lá, lá, lá, lá, lá, lá Lá, lá, lá, lá, lá,…
V.A. Se perguntar não sei, vou me omitir Se não quer ok,…
Various Artists Sometimes it's hard to be a woman giving all your love…
WATERS We shared a Time frame Of The most unexpected Circumstance B…
[A.C.E 자신 없다 해도 좀 두렵다고 해도 아직까지 많이 남은 날들 그 속에 바보…
倉木麻衣 地平線に沈む夕陽 見つめてるその横顔 明日に何思っているの? 君は生きる 同じ空の下に 過ぎていく日々と夢 当たり前の…
에이스(A.C.E) 자신 없다 해도 좀 두렵다고 해도 아직까지 많이 남은 날들 그 속에 바보…
임한별 멀리 해 저물어가고 낮은 하늘 나는 새는 어디인가 끝이 없는 곳을 향해 힘겨운…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Charles Brown:
A Hundred Years From Today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
A Song For Christmas Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Again This couldn't happen again This is that once in a lifetime T…
All My Life Oh my life I've been waiting for you My wonderful one I begu…
Amazing Grace Looking in your eyes Is like looking through a window seein…
Bad Bad Whiskey Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
Black Night Nobody cares about me Ain't even got a friend Baby's gone an…
Black Nite Nobody cares about me I ain't even got a friend Baby's gone…
Blue Christmas want to climb down your chimney, baby, I want to…
Bobby Sox Blues Bobby Sox, baby, I've got to let you go Bobby Sox,…
Bringing in a Brand New Year At the stroke of midnight On that great big holiday We're …
christmas blues want to climb down your chimney, baby, I want to…
Christmas Comes But Once a Year Christmas time comes but once a year Oh I'm so happy My…
Christmas Questions At Christmas time At Christmas time My head is in a whirl Al…
Come Home for Christmas Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Cottage for Sale Our little dream castle with every dream gone, Is lonely an…
Cryin' and Driftin' Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Drifting Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Driftin’ Blues Well I'm drifting and drifting, Like a ship out on the…
Every Little Bit Hurts Every little bit hurts Every little bit hurts Every night I …
Fool's Paradise I often think of the life I've led It's a wonder…
For You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
Gloomy Sunday Sunday is gloomy; my hours are slumber-less Dearest, the sh…
Go Away Little Girl Won't you go away (little girl) Wish you wouldn't stay (litt…
Hard Times Before she passed away Said "Son when I'm gone Don't forge…
Honey Scene is a June night, flooded with moonlight Fragrant rose…
How Deep Is the Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How High the Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
How High The Moon? Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there…
I Cried For You I remember other days how I used to weep Over…
I Don't Know Now don't put all your dreams in one basket. Don't put…
I Got It Bad Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
I Surrender Dear Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Want You I Need You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
I've Got a Right to Cry I′ve got a right to cry I've got a right to…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
It Had To Be You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie Be sure it's true when you say I love you It's…
It's The Talk Of The Town We were more than lovers, We were more than sweethearts, It'…
Merry Christmas Merry Christmas baby, you sure did treat me nice Ooh, merry…
Merry Christmas Baby Merry Christmas, baby, you sure did treat me nice Merry Chri…
More Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
My Interpretation Of Love Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnigh…
Oh! Oh! Sugar Bells will be ringing the glad glad news. Oh, what a…
One Never Knows Does One One never knows, does one? When love will come along Then so…
One Never Knows Does One? One never knows, does one? When love will come along Then …
Please Come Home Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news Oh, what a…
Precious Lord Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on, let me stand I'm…
Silent Night Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yo…
St. Louis Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Stay With Me If you look in my eyes, say you donâ??t need…
Stormy Monday They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad They…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Very Thought Of You The very thought of you And I forget to do Those little…
There Is No Greater Love There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No…
They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool I cried because we parted I cried the night I was…
To You My Love Goodnight my love, the tired old moon is descending Goodnigh…
Trouble So many tears Since you went away I'll always think of you E…
When Did You Leave Heaven I used to dream about angels But then I never…
You Won't Let Me Go I want you and I need you I'm all packed up…
You'll Never Know You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…
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