The multifaceted Louisiana roots guitarist Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown had a Hollywood start, filling in for the absent T-Bone Walker at a 1947 gig and winning over both the audience and the club's owner, impresario Don Robey. Robey went on to record Brown's Cajun-flavored, bluesy guitar instrumentals and R&B songs, whose fiery intensity presaged rock-&-roll. Not content to stick to one style, Brown also experimented with country and even calypso music, and mastered a wide range of instruments. He was popular overseas and went on many tours sponsored by the U.S. State Department, and even in his later years--his career boosted by some critically acclaimed albums on Rounder Records--he enjoyed a full touring and gigging schedule. The legendary musician died in 2005 of a combination of cancer, emphysema, and heart ailments.

Listen to Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown at Finetune.

• (2001)  Back To Bogalusa
• (1999)  Okie Dokie Stomp
• (1999)  American Music Texas Style
• (1997)  Gate Swings
• (1997)  Midnight Hour
• (1995)  The Man
• (1994)  Gate's On The Heat
• (1989)  Standing My Ground
• (1988)  Texas Swing
• (1975)  Blackjack
• (1948)  The Original Peacock Recordings

• Going Back To Louisiana
• Okie Dokie Stomp
• Midnite Hour
• Same Old Blues
• Caldonia

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• marksof on 2007-09-28 02:25:24.200:
  Long live the blues!