Note: there have been several other people named Charles Brown There are many people who have been named Charles Brown: famed blues singer Charles Brown Charles Wreford Brown, who coined the word soccer Charles Brown (Taranaki), a New Zealand politician Charles Hunter Brown, also a New Zealand politician Charles Farrar Browne, a U.S. humor writer Charles Brockden Brown, a...

Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 - January 21, 1999) was an American blues singer and pianist, originally a member of The Blazers. He stayed with the Blazers until 1948 (see 1948 in music), playing with them on several hits, including "Drifting Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby". September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For other uses, see blues (disambiguation) Blues is a vocal and instrumental music form which emerged in the African-American community of the United States. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1947 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Aldeburgh Festival is founded by Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier and Peter Pears. ...

Brown signed to Aladdin Records and released "Get Yourself Another Fool", "Black Night", "Hard Times" and "Trouble Blues", all major hits in the early 1950s. He was unable to complete with the burgeoning rock and roll sound, though he maintained a small and devoted audience. This continued until the 1980s, when Bonnie Raitt helped usher in a Charles Brown comeback tour. Brown travelled the world with guitarist Danny Caron, bassist Ruth Davies, drummer Gaylord Birch, and saxophonist Clifford Solomon. He began a recording career again, to greater success than he had achieved since the 50s. Several records received Grammy nominations. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received both the National Endowment for the Arts National Hertitage Fellowship and the W.C. Handy award. Charles died in 1999 in Berkeley, California.[[CategoryCharles Brown Aladdin Records was the name of at least two record labels. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Bonnie Raitt on the cover of her album Silver Lining Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitar virtuoso who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential... W.C. Handy photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 - March 28, 1958) was an African American blues composer, often known as The Father of the Blues. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...