Mel Brown (guitarist)
For the jazz drummer from Portland, Oregon, see Mel Brown (drummer).
| Mel Brown | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
ABC Impulse! Electro-Fi |
| 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 and singer.
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 I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (1970),[3][4][5] and was reissued as the lead track (and title) on a BluesWay Records collection released sometime after the Impulse albums.
A documentary film, Love Lost & Found: The Story of Mel Brown directed by Sean Jasmins for Blue Fusion Productions was granted a theatrical release in 2014.[6]
Discography
As leader
- 1967: Chicken Fat (Impulse!)
- 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' (Electro-Fi) Snooky Pryor with special guest Mel Brown
- 1999: Neck Bones & Caviar (Electro-Fi) Mel Brown
- 2000: Double Shot! (Electro-Fi) Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown
- 2001: Homewreckin’ Done Live (Electro-Fi) Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
- 2006: Blues – A Beautiful Thing (Electro-Fi) Mel Brown and The Homewreckers
- 2006: Mel Brown – The DVD (Electro-Fi)
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
- Monica Dupont – Monica Dupont Vintage – 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
- ↑ "I'd Rather Suck My Thumb - Mel Brown | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "Mel Brown - I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "Mel Brown - Eighteen Pounds Of Unclean Chitlings (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "Love Lost & Found: The Story of Mel Brown". Lovelostandfoundmovie.com. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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
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