LC control no. | n 91012750 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Brown, Buster, 1911-1976 |
Located | Newark (N.J.) New York (N.Y.) |
Birth date | 19110815 |
Death date | 19760131 |
Place of birth | Cordele (Ga.) |
Place of death | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music Blues (Music) |
Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Blues musicians Singers Harmonica players |
Found in | Terry, S. Toughest Terry & baddest Brown [SR] 1986?: label (Buster Brown, vocals, harmonica) container (b. 1911, Georgia; d. 1976) LC data base, 2-6-91 (hdg.: Brown, Buster) online Buster Brown discography, viewed Feb. 10, 2012: (Buster Brown; b. August 15, 1911 in Cordele, GA, died Jan. 31, 1976) Electric blues 1939-2005 ... Part 2, 1954-1967, p2011: container (Buster Brown) booklet (Born in Cordele, Georgia on either August 15, 1911 or August 11, 1914; blues harmonica player who made chart-topping R&B recordings; moved to Newark, New Jersey, in the mid-1950s, and recorded for the Fire and Checker labels; died January 31, 1976 in Brooklyn) Wikipedia, November 8, 2013 (Buster Brown; born August 15, 1911, Cordele, Georgia; died January 31, 1976, New York City, New York; American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit Fannie Mae; moved to New York in 1956 where he was discovered by Fire Records owner Bobby Robinson; later recorded for Checker and for numerous small labels; it is often erroneously cited that his real name was Wayman Glasco, but that was Brown's manager who, after his death, bought all of Brown's publishing) Oxford music online, November 8, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Brown, Buster; born Wayman Glasco, August 15, 1911, Cordele, Georgia; died January 31, 1976, Brooklyn, New York; singer and harmonica player) |