Walter Brown
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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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Place of death
- Lawton
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
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- date of birth
- 1917-08-01
- date of death
- 1956-06-01
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