Joe Brown

Sir Joseph Roger Brown, nositeľ radu Britského impéria (The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire), sa narodil 13 mája 1941 vo Swarby, Lincolnshire, Veľká Británia. e to jeden z výrazných rock and rollových spevákov,skladateľov a gitaristov počnúc 60.rokov až dodnes.Keď mal Joe 2 roky,rodina sa presťahovala do Plaistow, východného Londýna.Ako tínedžer začal hrať nekonvenčnú hudbu v skupine ako The Spaceman Skiffle Group. V 50.rokoch si ho všimol impresário Larry Parnes , ktorý ináč angažoval aj Eddie Cochrana , Gene Vincenta a Johnny Casha a začala sa spolupráca s Decca Records.V roku 1960 doprevádzal na albume The Sound Of Fury autora Billy Furyho.Jeho hviezda zažiarila v roku 1960 hitom v UK Top 10 hits - "The Darktown Strutters Ball", v rokoch 1962-1963 "A Picture Of You", "It Only Took A Minute" a "That's What Love Will Do".Spolupracoval aj s Beatles , so svojou kapelou „Joe Brown and the Bruvvers“ boli predskupinou na koncerte 26 júla 1962 v Cambridge Hall v Southporte.Neskôr sa venoval aj kabaretu,filmu,pantomíme a muzikálu.V roku 1978 bol aj svedkom na svadbe George Harrisona.V roku 1990 mal úspešný comeback albumom Come On Joe.29 novembra 2002 bol jedným z hlavných hráčov na pamatnom koncerte pre George Harrisona (Concert for George ) v Royal Albert Hall, ktorý organizoval Eric Clapton.Spieval tu piesne "Here Comes the Sun", "That's The Way It Goes" a "I'll See You in My Dreams", hral na ukulele.V roku 2008 vydal pamatné album z príležitosti 50 rokov pôsobenia v hudbe Joe Brown - The Very Best Of,ktorý sa stal zlatým albumom a predalo sa 100 000 ks.Pri tej príležitosti mal aj koncert v Royal Albert Hall wit s Markom Knopflerom, Jools Holland, Dennis Locorriere, Dave Edmundsom, Samom Brownom a Chas & Dave . Diskografia : Single : 1959 "People Gotta Talk" 1960 "Jellied Eels" 1960 "The Darktown Strutters Ball" 1961 "I'm Henry The Eighth “ 1961 "Crazy Mixed Up Kid" 1961 "Shine" / "The Switch" 1962 "It Only Took A Minute" 1962 "Your Tender Look" 1962 "A Picture Of You" 1962 "What A Crazy World We're Livin' In" 1963 "Little Ukelele" 1963 "Sally Ann" 1963 "Nature's Time For Love" 1963 "That's What Love Will Do" 1964 "Don't" / "Just Like That" 1964 "You Do Things To Me" 1965 "Charlie Girl" 1965 "Sicilian Tarantella" 1965 "Teardrops In The Rain" 1966 "A Satisfied Mind" 1966 "Little Ray Of Sunshine" 1966 "Sea Of Heartbreak" 1967 "With A Little Help From My Friends" 1968 "Davy The Fat Boy" 1969 "Sweet Music" / "Suzanne" 1970 "Molly Perkins" 1973 "Hey Mama" 1974 "Build A Wall" 1974 "Tennessee Mashman" 1976 "Always Laughing" 1977 "All Things Bright 1977 "The Boxer" 1979 "Free Inside" 1981 "Hey Mama" 1983 "Give Us A Break" 1993 "Come On Joe" 1997 "Old Chunk Of Coal" 1999 "That's The Way The World Goes Round" 1999 "On A Day Like This" 2004 "I'll See You In My Dreams" 2006 "One Trick Pony" 2006 "Reuben" 2008 "Everybody's Famous" 2008 "You Were Everywhere" Albumy: 1962 A Picture Of You 1962 A Picture of Joe Brown 1963 Joe Brown - Live 1963 Joe Brown / Mark Wynter 1963 Here Comes Joe 1964 Charlie Girl 1965 What A Crazy World 1966 Bits Of Joe Brown 1968 Joe Brown 1972 Brown's Home Brew 1974 Together (B. H. Brew) 1974 The Joe Brown Collection 1977 Joe Brown Live 1987 Here Comes Joe 1988 Hits'N'Pieces 1990 A Golden Hour Of 1991 Onstage Jet 1993 Come On Joe 1993 The Joe Brown Story 1994 Live In The Studio 1995 A Picture Of You 1997 56 Taller Than You Think 1999 On A Day Like This 2001 A Showbusiness Lifetime 2004 Jiggery Pokery 2004 Hittin The High Spots 2006 Down To Earth 2008 More Of The Truth