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Roy James Brown (September 10, 1920 or 1925 – May 25, 1981) was an American blues singer who had a significant influence on the early development of rock and roll and the direction of R&B.
Jan 19, 2010 · Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight 1947. TheBluesfan12. 20.9K subscribers. Subscribed.
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Roy Brown. The jump-blues man who helped pave the way for rock & roll in the 1940s. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1980s. Born. September 10, 1925 in New Orleans, LA. Died.
Apr 8, 2011 · Roy James Brown (September 10, 1925 — May 25, 1981 was a pioneering Rhythm & Blues singer, songwriter and musician who had a primary influence on the early development of rock & roll...
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ROY BROWN. There is an on-going debate about the origins of Rock'n'Roll, but there is little doubt that it sounded very much like the R&B that Roy Brown was producing in New Orleans around 1950. His powerful, emotional Gospel style vocals, with melismatic swoops, shrieks and bellowing choruses, influenced the singing of generations of Rockers ...
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One Of Our Series On Overlooked ArtistsRoy Brown (1920-1981) was a very influential R&B singer in the late 1940's and early 1950's.
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One of the premier shouters of the jump blues era, Brown has been called ‘the first singer of soul’ (in John Broven’s Walking to New Orleans), ‘one of the great blues lyricists of all time’ (in Jeff Hannusch’s I Hear You Knockin’), and the artist responsible for the breakthrough of New Orleans rhythm & blues. An acknowledged and ...
