Jewel Brown
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Jewel Brown | |
|---|---|
 Brown c. 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 30, 1937 |
| Died | June 25, 2024 (aged 86) |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | Late 1940s–2024 |
Jewel Brown (August 30, 1937 – June 25, 2024) was an American jazz and blues singer. She performed alongside artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong.[1] Brown was inducted into the Blues Smithsonian Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]
In 2013, Brown was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)' category.[3]
Brown was born in Houston and her family lived in Third Ward, Houston, where she attended Blackshear Elementary School.[4]
Early singing career
Brown began singing at the Manhattan Club in Galveston. She sang alongside Elmore Nixon and Henry Hayes, and also performed at Club Ebony. She won a talent show at age 9 at the Masonic Temple, which was located in Fourth Ward, Houston.[1] Brown toured Australia and New Zealand in the 1960s with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars band as a featured Artist.
As a teenager, Brown continued performing in clubs around Houston and Galveston. She went on to join Louis Armstrong's band in the 1960s.[5] She was introduced to Jack Ruby by James Henry Dolan of the American Guild of Variety Artists, Brown sang at Ruby's club for about a year before they had a falling out.[6]
Death
Discography
As leader
- Show Time (Fantasy, 1988)
- Milton Hopkins & Jewel Brown (Dialtone, 2012)[9]
- Rollercoaster Boogie (Dynaflow, 2014)
As guest
With Louis Armstrong
- Best Live Concert 1: Jazz in Paris (Verve)
