Mel Brown (guitarist)
| Mel Brown | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 7, 1939 |
| Died |
March 20, 2009 (aged 69) Kitchener, Ontario Canada |
| Genres | Blues rock, blues, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | 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]
One of his most celebrated tracks is the 11+ minute guitar solo "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitluns", which is on his "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb" LP, and was reissued as the lead track (and title) on a Blueway collection released sometime after the Impulse albums. In 1969-1970, it got quite a bit of airplay on the San Francisco FM rock station, KSAN.
A documentary film, titled "Love Lost & Found: The Story of Mel Brown" directed by Sean Jasmins for Blue Fusion Productions is slated for theatrical release in 2014.
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
- Clifford Coulter - East Side San Jose (Impulse!, 1970)
- Clifford Coulter - Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971)
- 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
- ↑ "Consummate bluesman" is gone, Terry Pender, Waterloo Record, March 21, 2009
- ↑ "Delta bluesman Mel Brown dies in adopted hometown of Kitchener, Ont.", CBC News website, March 22, 2009
External links
- Official website
- Biography @ Electrofi.com
- Facebook page for Documentary Film Love Lost & Found: The Story of Mel Brown
- Jimmie Vaughan Remembers Mel Brown