Maxine Brown (country singer)
| Maxine Brown | |
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Maxine Brown in 1967 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
April 27, 1932 Campti, Louisiana |
| Genres | country, folk, gospel |
| Years active | 1955–1969 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, Chart Records |
| Associated acts | Jim Ed Brown, Bonnie Brown |
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Maxine Brown (born April 27, 1932) is an American country music singer who was originally a member of the successful 1950s trio, The Browns, before a brief solo career.
Biography
Brown was born in Campti, Louisiana, but her family moved to a farm near Pine Bluff, Arkansas when she was a toddler. Encouraged by her parents, she began singing and performing at local venues. Brown signed a recording contract in 1954 with RCA Records as half of a duo with younger brother Jim Ed Brown. They earned national recognition and a guest spot on Ernest Tubb's radio show for their humorous song "Looking Back to See," which hit the top ten and stayed on the charts through the summer of 1954.[1]
Their younger sister Bonnie Brown joined them in 1955. In 1959, The Browns 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 became members of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in 1963, and disbanded in 1967.
Brown had a brief solo career during the late 1960s, releasing a single and an album for Chart Records titled Sugar Cane County.
Her autobiography, Looking Back to See, was published in 2005 by The University of Arkansas Press. It delivered a revealing first-hand account of the American country music business in the 1950s and 1960s.
References
- ↑ Brennan, Sandra and Manheim, James. "The Browns Biography". Country Music Television, Inc. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
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