Nappy Brown

Nappy Brown
Born: Oct 12, 1929 in Charlotte, NC
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Jump Blues, Early R&B
Biography: Nobody sounded much like Nappy Brown during the mid-'50s. Exotically rolling his consonants with sing-song impunity (allegedly, Savoy Records boss Herman Lubinsky thought Brown was singing in Yiddish), bellowing the blues with gospel-inspired ferocity, Brown rode rock & roll's first wave for a few glorious ...Read full biography
Long Time Coming
Released: 2007
Label: Blind Pig
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Nappy Brown is a survivor, an R&B pioneer from the mid-'50s who had hit records for Savoy before drifting away into obscurity after 1962. He made a short-lived comeback in the '80s and then was off records ...Read full review
The Right Time
Released: 1958
Label: Savoy
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Scorching N.Y. R&B from the '50s. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide ...Read full review
More Nappy Brown albums: Main Albums (14), Compilations (2)
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