Cleo Brown | |
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Born | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. | December 8, 1909
Died | April 15, 1995 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 85)
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Occupation(s) | Musician (pianist, vocalist) |
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Cleopatra Brown (December 8, 1909[1] or 1909 – April 15, 1995),[2] known as Cleo Brown, C. Patra Brown or Cleo Patra Brown, was an American blues and jazz vocalist and pianist. She was the first woman instrumentalist to receive the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship.[3]