Joe Brown | |
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| Born | Joseph Roger Brown 13 May 1941 Swarby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vicki Brown (died 1991) Manon Pearcey (m. 2000) |
| Children | Sam Brown Pete Brown |
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| Labels | Various |
| Website | joebrown |
Joseph Roger Brown, MBE (born 13 May 1941)[1] is an English musician. As a rock and roll singer and guitarist, he has performed for more than six decades. He was a stage and television performer in the late 1950s and has primarily been a recording star since the early 1960s.[2] He has made six films, presented specialist radio series for BBC Radio 2, appeared on the West End stage alongside Dame Anna Neagle and has written an autobiography. In recent years he has again concentrated on recording and performing music, playing two tours of around 100 shows every year and releasing an album almost every year.
Described by the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums as a "chirpy Cockney" (although he was born in Lincolnshire), Brown was one of the original artists managed by the early rock impresario and manager Larry Parnes.[1] He is highly regarded in the music business as a "musician's musician" who "commands respect and admiration from a wide spectrum of artists".[2]
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2001). British Hit Singles (14th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 129. ISBN 0-85156-156-X.
- ^ a b Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ISBN 0-7535-0149-X p79