Rich Brown (blues musician)
American blues musician
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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".
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Uncle Rich Brown | |
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John Lomax and Brown shaking hands in Sumterville, Alabama, in 1940 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Uncle" |
| Born | Richard Brown Alabama, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation | Singer |