Artist:Nappy Brown
Song:That Man
Album:Night Time Is The Right Time
Nappy Brown is a very entertaining singer who has been straddling R & B and blues since the 50s. He was born Napolean Brown Goodson Culp Oct. 12, 1929 in Charlotte, NC. He started out as leader of the gospel group The Heavenly Lights. In 1954, Savoy Records owner Herman Lubinsky convinced Brown to go secular. Brown recorded several excellent R & B songs in the 50s including That Man. His gospel tinged vocals were usually punctuated by the tenor sax of Sam "That Man" Taylor. Things petered out for Brown by the late 50s but he returned to music in the 80s with Black Top Records. I guess he would be classified more as a blues artist today but I would say his 50s recordings are more R & B than blues. This 2CD comp of his Savoy recordings is worth getting. Nappy Brown last recorded in 1997 but he's still touring. I didn't expect to find any video footage of him but here he is singing Squeezin' Lemons. It looks very recent.
Nappy Brown-Lemon Squeezin Part 1
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