Cleo Brown

Cleo Brown
Background information
Born(1909-12-08)December 8, 1909
Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 1995(1995-04-15) (aged 85)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician (pianist, vocalist)
Instrument
  • Piano

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]

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 113. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1994 - 1995". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. ^ "NEA Jazz Masters: Cleo Brown". NEA. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2017-09-06.