Mel Brown (guitarist)

For the jazz drummer from Portland, Oregon, see Mel Brown (drummer).

Mel Brown
Background information
Born	October 7, 1939(1939-10-07)
Died	March 20, 2009(2009-03-20) (aged 69) Kitchener, Ontario Canada
Genres	Blues rock, blues, R&B
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Labels	Impulse! Records, Impulse!
Associated acts	Bobby "Blue" Bland, The Olympics, Etta James, Albert Collins
Website	Official website

Mel Brown (October 7, 1939 – March 20, 2009) was an American-born blues guitarist.

Brown was nominated for a Juno Award in both 2001 and 2002. Brown, a long-time smoker, died aged 69, on March 20, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, of complications from emphysema.^[1][2]

Discography

As leader

• 1967: Chicken Fat (Impulse! Records)
• 1968: The Wizard (Impulse!)
• 1969: Blues for We (Impulse!)
• 1969: I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Impulse!)
• 1971: Mel Brown's Fifth (Impulse!)
• 1973: Big Foot Country Girl (Impulse!)
• 1998: Can’t Stop Blowin' (E-fi 3359) Snooky Pryor with special guest Mel Brown
• 1999: Neck Bones & Caviar (E-fi 3363) Mel Brown
• 2000: Double Shot! (E-fi 3367) Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown
• 2001: Homewreckin’ Done Live (E-fi 3370) Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
• 2006: Blues - A Beautiful Thing (E-fi 3394) Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
• 2006: Mel Brown - The DVD (E-fi 3395)

As sideman

• B.B. King… L.A. Midnight – Guitar
• B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland… Together for the First Time – Guitar
• Albert Collins … Cold Snap – Guitar
• James Cotton … Mighty Long Time – Piano
• Lightnin' Hopkins … It’s a Sin To Be Rich – Guitar, Organ, Electric Piano
• John Lee Hooker … Endless Boogie – Acoustic Guitar
• John Lee Hooker … Never Get Out of The Blues Alive – Guitar and Bass
• Jimmy McGriff … Dream Team – Guitar
• Doug Sahm … Juke Box Music – Keyboards
• Earl Hooker … Simply The Best – Guitar
• Charles Brown… Legend – Guitar
• T-Bone Walker … Funky Town – Guitar
• Little Bobby and The Jumpstarts … Tickets in the Glovebox – Piano, Guitar
• Harmonica Shah… Listen At Me Good – Guitar

References

1. ^ "Consummate bluesman" is gone, Terry Pender, Waterloo Record, March 21, 2009
2. ^ "Delta bluesman Mel Brown dies in adopted hometown of Kitchener, Ont.", CBC News website, March 22, 2009

External links

• Official website
• Biography @ Electrofi.com

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Name	Brown, Mel
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Date of birth	October 7, 1939
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Date of death	March 20, 2009
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