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, 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 (MCMXXII) 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 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on a pentatonic scale and a characteristic twelve-bar chord progression. ... 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 compete with the burgeoning rock and roll sound, though he maintained a small and devoted audience. Aladdin Records was the name of at least two record labels. ... // Events and No. ... 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. ...

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 Award 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. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 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. ... Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards), presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the foreground 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... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ... The W. C. Handy Awards (also called The Handys) were presented annually in Memphis, Tennessee, by the Blues Foundation to recognize the best blues music recordings and performances of the previous year. ...

Brown died in 1999 in Berkeley, California. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ...