Willie brown blues biography definition
Willie brown blues biography definition
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Willie Brown (musician)
American blues guitarist and vocalist (1900–1952)
Willie Brown | |
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Brown's grave at Shepard Church, Prichard, Mississippi | |
| Birth name | Willie Lee Brown[1] |
| Born | 1899 or (1900-08-06)August 6, 1900 Shelby, Mississippi[2] or, Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | (1952-12-30)December 30, 1952 (aged 52/53) Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Musical artist
Willie Lee Brown (1899[2] or August 6, 1900 – December 30, 1952)[3] was an American bluesguitar player and vocalist.
He performed and recorded with other blues musicians, including Son House and Charlie Patton, and influenced Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.[4][5] Brown is considered one of the pioneering musicians of the Delta blues genre.[3]
Brown worked as a side player, performing mostly with House, Patton, and Johnson.[6] He recorded six sides for Paramount Records in Grafton,