Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005

LC control no.	n 82061739
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Brown, Clarence, 1924-2005 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Brown, Gatemouth, 1924-2005 Gatemouth, 1924-2005 Brown, Clarence Gatemouth, 1924-2005
Birth date	19240418
Death date	20050910
Place of birth	Vinton, La.
Place of death	Orange, Tex.
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Guitarists Fiddlers
Found in	His 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)