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Roy Brown

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Also known as Roy Brown Ramírez

American-born Puerto Rican composer and singer

Person · Open Library

Works
48

Top works

  • Tracks and Signs of Birds in Britain
  • Odyssey of Marcus Panthera
  • Port of Call
  • Federn, Spuren und Zeichen der Vögel Europas
  • Octopus

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1945
blueschristmas musicdiscofilm soundtrackfunkrhythm & blues

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
198,259
Total plays
1,593,924

Tags

bluesjazzrhythm and bluesrockabillyrock

There are 2 artists with the name Roy Brown 1) Roy "Good Rocking" Brown (10 September 1925 – 25 May 1981) was a blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre of rock and roll. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Brown started as a gospel singer. His mother was an accomplished singer and organist in church. After a move to Los Angeles, California some time in the 1940s, and a brief period spent as a professional boxer in the welterweight category <a href=

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Roy
Family name
Brown
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Orlando
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.roybrown.com
Image
Roybrownpr2.jpg
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1945-07-18
Commons category
Roy Brown
start of work period
1960-00-00
second family name in Spanish name
Ramírez
different from
Roy Brown
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