Bonnie Brown (musician)
| Bonnie Brown | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bonnie Jean Brown |
| Born |
July 31, 1937 Sparkman, Arkansas |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1955–1967 |
| Labels | RCA Victor |
| Associated acts | Jim Ed Brown, Maxine Brown |
Bonnie Jean Brown (born July 31, 1937) is an American country music singer and former member of The Browns, a trio popular in the 1950s.[1]
Biography
Bonnie Brown was born in Sparkman, Arkansas into a musical family. In 1955, at age 18, she joined her older sister Maxine Brown and brother Jim Ed Brown to form the musical trio, The Browns. Signed by RCA Victor in 1956, the trio scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The Three Bells" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts. They joined the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in 1965 and disbanded in 1967.[2]
Personal life
Unlike her siblings, Bonnie did not pursue a solo music career after The Browns dissolved. Brown's daughter, Kelly Ring, is co-anchor of the evening news at WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida.[3]
On September 28, 2015 Bonnie announced that she had been diagnosed with stage 4 Adenocarcinoma right lung cancer.[4]
References
- ↑ The Encyclopedia of Country Music (Second ed.). p. 55. ISBN 978-0195395631. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Brennan, Sandra and Manheim, James. "The Browns Biography". Country Music Television, Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Kelly Ring". KTVT-TV - Fox13News.com.
- ↑ "U.S. Country singer Bonnie Brown, hall of fame inductee, has cancer - Reuters". Tim Ghianni.
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