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Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005

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Personal name headingBrown, Clarence, 1924-2005
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Variant(s)Brown, Gatemouth, 1924-2005
Gatemouth, 1924-2005
Brown, Clarence Gatemouth, 1924-2005
Birth date19240418
Death date20050910
Place of birthVinton, La.
Place of deathOrange, Tex.
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists Fiddlers
Found inHis The blues ain't nothing [SR] 197-: label (Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown) container (Gatemouth; b. Apr. 18, 1924)
Gate swings [SR] 1997: label (Clarence Gatemouth Brown)
New York times, Sept. 12, 2005 (Clarence Gatemouth Brown, 81, guitarist and singer; d. Sept. 10, 2005, Orange, Tex.; b. Vinton, La.)
Wikipedia, Apr. 29, 2013 (Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; born April 18, 1924 in Vinton, La.; died September 10, 2005 in Orange, Tex.; an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, jazz, Cajun music and R&B styles" His work also encompasses rock and roll, rock music, folk, electric blues, and Texas blues. He was an multi-instrumentalist, who played an array of musical instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. He won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1983 and is regarded as an exponent of blues fiddle and has had influence in American fiddle circles)