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Charles Brown

1922 - 1999

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Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven Top 10 hits in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. His best-selling recordings included "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Brown is the 1,810th most popular singer (down from 1,742nd in 2024), the 9,948th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,252nd in 2019) and the 487th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Charles Brown ranks 1,810 out of 4,381. Before him are Sharon Robinson, Kenan Doğulu, Sarah Connor, Schoolboy Q, Alaska, and In-Grid. After him are Sandra Nasić, Judee Sill, Judith Durham, Jessica Simpson, Christer Björkman, and Yutaka Ozaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Charles Brown ranks 390. Before him are Miloslava Misáková, Roberto Lovera, Ali Akbar Khan, Roger Gautier, Gustav Freij, and Tony Leblanc. After him are Pierre Blondiaux, Antoine Blondin, Endre Tilli, Darren McGavin, Emil Wolf, and Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo. Among people deceased in 1999, Charles Brown ranks 271. Before him are Humberto Fernández-Morán, Arvo Viitanen, Enrique Hormazábal, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Jack Lynch, and Irving Rapper. After him are Zully Moreno, Augustus Pablo, Maigonis Valdmanis, Leonid Sedov, Teodor Kocerka, and Mohammad Mohammadullah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Brown ranks 9,950 out of 20,380. Before him are Benjamin Harrison V (1726), John Paul Stevens (1920), John Nelson (1791), Raymond T. Odierno (1954), Lucky Thompson (1924), and Butch Vig (1955). After him are Evan Handler (1961), Paul Steinhardt (1952), Richard DeVos (1926), Bukka White (1906), Valerie Harper (1939), and Lucinda Williams (1937).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Charles Brown ranks 487. Before him are Flo Rida (1979), Johnny Burnette (1934), Joe Jonas (1989), Method Man (1971), Kid Rock (1971), and Sharon Robinson (1953). After him are Judee Sill (1944), Jessica Simpson (1980), MC Ren (1969), Norman Greenbaum (1942), Rick Ross (1976), and Guru (1961).

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