FAMOUS GUITARIST CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN PASSED AWAY

Last updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2005

FAMOUS GUITARIST CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN PASSED AWAY

Clarence Gatemouth Brown lived a very active musical life.

Clarence Gatemouth Brown did not play one type of sound he played everything. He was a man with lots of talent. Clarence did not want to hold himself back with sounds of only blues, why not jazz, Cajun, R’n’B or country. He wanted to be different then so many artists that were categorized under one sound. Brown was born in Louisiana into a railroad working family. His father was hard working but always found time to play his fiddle. The first music that was introduced to Brown was Cajun and bluegrass. After that he played the drums in the army and then started having guitar lessons. Brown was so good with the guitar that he filled in for singer T-Bone Walker that could not finish a gig at The Peacock club one night in 1947. So Clarence stepped in and made a song up on the spot “Gatemouth Boogie”. That night was a very successful 15 minutes of Brown’s career. He made about $600 dollars in gratuities. The owner of The Peacock club signed him on a record deal that night. He recorded his first hit “Okie Dokie Stomp". His music career took off from there. Clarence had several appearances on the hit show “Hee Haw” and he won a Grammy for “Alright Again!” in 1982. His last album was released last autumn, “Timeless”. Clarence Gatemouth Brown escaped from his home in New Orleans in late august and went to stay with one of his daughter’s. He had complications from lung cancer and heart problems, passed away at his daughter’s apartment in Orange, Texas. He was 81.

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| Wednesday, September 14, 2005

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