The Jody Brown Indian Family
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| The Jody Brown Indian Family | |
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 The Jody Brown Indian Family, left to right: Jody, Donna, Stephanie, Ashley and Jeremy Brown |
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| Origin | Robbinsville, NC, USA |
| Years active | late 90's-current |
| Genres | Progressive Southern Gospel Southern Gospel |
| Labels | Crossroads (recording label) |
| Website(s) | Jody Brown Indian Family |
The Jody Brown Indian Family (JBIF) is a professional Southern Gospel group from Robbinsville, NC. The family records on the Crossroads Recording Label.
The band is comprised of Jody Brown who sings baritone, plays bass guitar and also serves as the band bus driver; Donna Brown who sings alto; Jeremy Brown who sings bass/baritone, plays both the guitar and mandolin; Stephanie Brown who sings mezzo-soprano, plays mandolin and also writes most of the material for the group. Finishing out the group is Ashley Brown, who sings soprano for the group.
The family is known for their Progressive Southern Gospel sound but also incorporates traditional southern gospel as well as some Bluegrass flavor to their concerts. Due to the fact that most of the group are tribal members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the group performs several songs in the Cherokee language in almost every concert.
The group has had increased success in the Singing News charts in the last few years. Songs such as "Life is Good", "Jump Out Of The Boat" and "God Is Great" have all placed in the top 25 in this national chart.
The JBIF has also enjoyed a number of accolades during their decade in Southern Gospel Music. In September of 2000 they were nominated for the Singing News Magazine Horizon Group Fan Award. In May of 2004 they were given the honor of singing for the Klaudt Indian Family at Lee University for the Klaudt Indian Family scholarship presentation. They travel throughout the country with the prestigious Harper Brothers Agency serving as their booking agent.
