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Walter Brown

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Also known as Walter William Brown

Canoe racer (1925-2011)

Person · Open Library

Works
20

Top works

  • Manual of Assaying Gold, Silver, Copper and Lead Ores
  • AS Chemsitry - Revision Guide
  • Depression
  • AS Physics - Revision Guide
  • Tramp Abroad

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1933-05-03
Active to
2006-12-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,783
Total plays
13,912

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Walter Brown (August 1917 – June 1956) was a blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann's band in the 1940s and co-wrote their biggest hit, "Confessin' The Blues". Born in Dallas, Texas, he joined McShann's orchestra, which also included saxophonist Charlie Parker, in 1941. Brown sang on some of the band's most successful recordings, including "Confessin' The Blues" and "Hootie Blues", before leaving to be replaced by Jimmy Witherspoon. Brown's subsequent solo singing career was unsuccessful <a hr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Walter
Family name
Brown
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of death
New South Wales
Occupation
canoeist
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
1956 Summer Olympics
Country for sport
Australia
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date of birth
1925-05-31
date of death
2011-04-15
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