Rich_Brown_(blues_musician)

Rich Brown (blues musician)

Rich Brown (blues musician)

American blues musician

Richard Brown, also known as Uncle Rich Brown, was an American musician and singer of spirituals[1][2] and blues. He lived on one plantation near Sumterville, Alabama, all his life.[1] John Lomax recorded him in 1937 and 1940 singing eleven songs,[2] most of them spirituals.[1] One of his most popular recordings was "Alabama Bound".

For other people named Richard Brown, see Richard Brown (disambiguation).
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References

  1. [1]
    Brown, Virginia Pounds; Owens, Laurella (1981). Toting the Lead Row: Ruby Pickens Tartt, Alabama Folklorist. p. 156.
  2. [2]
    Library of Congress American Folklife Center: An Illustrated Guide. 2004. p. 13.
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