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Tommy Brown (singer)

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Thomas A. Brown, known as Tommy Brown (May 27, 1931 – March 12, 2016) was an American R&B singer who achieved most of his success in the early 1950s, particularly on records with The Griffin Brothers. [1]

22 relations: Amos Milburn, Big Walter Horton, Bill Doggett, Blues, Chicago, Compilation album, Dot Records, Drummer, Griffin Brothers, Hit record, Jimmy Griffin, Little Red Rooster, Lumpkin, Georgia, Margie Day, Norfolk, Virginia, Paul Williams (saxophonist), Phonograph record, Rhythm and blues, Rock and roll, Savoy Records, Top 40, United Records.

Amos Milburn

Joseph Amos Milburn, Jr. (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Big Walter Horton

Walter Horton, better known as Big Walter (Horton) or Walter "Shakey" Horton (April 6, 1921 – December 8, 1981) was an American blues harmonica player.

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Bill Doggett

William Ballard Doggett (February 16, 1916 – November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Compilation album

A compilation album comprises tracks, either previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers.

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Dot Records

Dot Records is an American record label founded by Randy Wood that was active between 1950 and 1979.

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Drummer

A drummer is a percussionist who creates and accompanies music using drums.

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Griffin Brothers

The Griffin Brothers were an American rhythm and blues band from Norfolk, Virginia, sometimes credited on record as the Griffin Brothers Orchestra.

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Hit record

A hit record is an audio recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" (appeared on) one of the popular chart listings.

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Jimmy Griffin

Jimmy Griffin (born James Arthur Griffin; August 10, 1943 – January 11, 2005) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s rock band Bread.

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Little Red Rooster

"Little Red Rooster" (or "The Red Rooster" as it was first titled) is a blues standard credited to arranger and songwriter Willie Dixon.

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Lumpkin, Georgia

The city of Lumpkin is the county seat of Stewart County, Georgia, United States.

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Margie Day

Margie Day (born Margaret Hoffler, April 6, 1926 – September 18, 2014), later Margie Day Walker, was an American R&B singer who had success in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Paul Williams (saxophonist)

Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter.

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Phonograph record

A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English, or record) is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Savoy Records

Savoy Records is an American record company and label established by Herman Lubinsky in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Top 40

In the music industry, the top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre.

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United Records

United Records was a record company and label founded in Chicago by Leonard Allen and Lew Simpkins in 1951.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Brown_(singer)

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