Artist:Jim Ed Brown
Song:Pop A Top
Album:The Essential Jim Ed Brown & The Browns
Jim Ed Brown first had success with his sisters as The Browns. Then he had solo success. The 1967 single Pop A Top was his biggest hit. Then he had success in the late 70s singing with Helen Cornelius. He was born Apr. 1, 1934 in Sparkman, AR. He sang with his sisters and they signed with RCA in 1956. Of course the 1959 single The Three Bells was their biggest hit. Brown started recording solo in 1965 while the group was still together. After they split up, Pop A Top reached #3 on the Country Singles chart. It was from his 1967 album Just Jim produced by Narvel Felts who usually produced Elvis Presley. Pop A Top is obviously a drinking song written by Nat Stuckey. He had chart success in the 70s. Maybe you heard Alan Jackson's 1999 recording of Pop A Top. Brown had one other top five hit with the 1970 single Morning. And he hosted his own TV show. In 1976 he started recording several duet albums with Helen Cornelius. They were pretty successful until they split up in 1981. Brown didn't record much after that. He hosted the weekly radio show Country Music Greats. Brown continued to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015. You can get all his hits on this comp. Jim Ed Brown died of lung cancer on June 11, 2015 at age 81. Here's Jim Ed Brown performing Pop A Top 1974.
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