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Brown, Buster, 1911-1976

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Personal name headingBrown, Buster, 1911-1976
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LocatedNewark (N.J.)
New York (N.Y.)
Birth date19110815
Death date19760131
Place of birthCordele (Ga.)
Place of deathBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activityRhythm and blues music Blues (Music)
Profession or occupationRhythm and blues musicians Blues musicians Singers Harmonica players
Found inTerry, 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)