Dennis Brown
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown
Jamaican reggae singer (1957–1999)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 68
Top works
- Beyond the Clobber Passages
- The conservation assessment
- The Psyche and the social world
- Justice Served
- Blood Trail of a Serial Killer
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1957-02-01
- Active to
- 1999-07-01
lovers rockreggae
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 525,601
- Total plays
- 4,767,383
Tags
reggaeroots reggaedubrootslovers rock
Dennis Emanuel Brown (February 1, 1957–July 1, 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. He recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the pioneers of lovers rock. Bob Marley dubbed him the "Crown Prince of Reggae". Brown's first recording was "Lips of Wine" recorded for Derrick Harriott (The Musical Chariot), but this was not released initially. He then recorded for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One, and Dodd released Brown's first single, "No Man is an Island". <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dennis+B
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Kingston
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Studio One
- Image
- Dennis Brown.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1957-02-01
- date of death
- 1999-07-01
- cause of death
- pneumothorax
- Commons category
- Dennis Brown
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- place of burial
- National Heroes Park
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (3)
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