Buster Brown (August 15, 1911 – January 31, 1976) was an American blues and R&B singer finest identified for his hit, “Fannie Mae”.
Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia. Within the Nineteen Thirties and Nineteen Forties he performed harmonica at native golf equipment and made just a few non-commercial recordings. These included “Battle Music” and “I’m Gonna Make You Glad” (1943), which had been recorded when he performed on the people competition at Fort Valley (GA) State Lecturers School, for the Library of Congress’ Folks Music Archive.
Biography
Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia. Within the Nineteen Thirties and Nineteen Forties he performed harmonica at native golf equipment and made just a few non-commercial recordings. These included “Battle Music” and “I’m Gonna Make You Glad” (1943), which had been recorded when he performed on the people competition at Fort Valley (GA) State Lecturers School, for the Library of Congress’ Folks Music Archive.
Brown moved to New York in 1956, the place he was found by Hearth Data proprietor Bobby Robinson. In 1959, at nearly fifty years of age, Brown recorded the country blues, “Fannie Mae”, which featured Brown’s harmonica taking part in and whoops, which went to # 38 within the U.S. Prime 40, and to #1 on the R&B chart in April 1960. His remake of Louis Jordan’s “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Child” reached # 81 on the pop charts later in 1960, however didn’t make the R&B chart. “Sugar Babe” was his solely different hit, in 1962, reaching # 19 on the R&B chart and # 99 on the pop chart.
In later years he recorded for Checker Data and for quite a few small report labels. He additionally co-wrote the tune “Physician Brown” with J. T. Brown, which was later coated by Fleetwood Mac on their 1968 album, Mr. Fantastic.
Dying
Brown died in New York in 1976, on the age of 64.
It’s usually erroneously cited that Brown’s actual identify was “Wayman Glasco” – nonetheless, that was Brown’s supervisor who, after his loss of life, purchased all of Brown’s publishing – thus unintentionally creating the confusion. Although possible a nickname, or alias, Buster Brown might have been his beginning identify.[citation needed]
Fanny Mae-Buster Brown-original song-1959
