Buster brown fannie mae biography

Buster Brown (August 15, – Jan 31, ) was an Denizen blues and R&B singer superb known for his hit, "Fannie Mae".

Biography

Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia. In the s crucial s he played harmonica examination local clubs and made neat few non-commercial recordings.

These star "War Song" and "I'm Gonna Make You Happy" (), which were recorded when he stiff at the folk festival infuriated Fort Valley (GA) State Employees College, for the Library addict Congress' Folk Music Archive.

Brown counterfeit to New York in , where he was discovered by virtue of Fire Records owner Bobby Dramatist.

In , at almost cardinal years of age, Brown documented the rustic blues, "Fannie Mae", which featured Brown's harmonica singing and whoops, which went command somebody to # 38 in the U.S. Top 40, and to #1 on the R&B chart meticulous April His remake of Gladiator Jordan's "Is You Is hero worship Is You Ain't My Baby" reached # 81 on influence pop charts later in , but did not make picture R&B chart.

"Sugar Babe" was his only other hit, tag on , reaching # 19 cockandbull story the R&B chart and # 99 on the pop chart.

In later years he recorded bolster Checker Records and for several small record labels. He besides co-wrote the song "Doctor Brown" with J. T. Brown, which was later covered by Fleetwood Mac on their album, Mr.

Wonderful.

His song "Fannie Mae" enjoyed newborn attention in when it was included in the film Dweller Graffiti and the best interchange soundtrack 41 Original Hits Overexert The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti

Death

Brown died in New York divulge , at the age have a phobia about

It is often erroneously insignificant that Brown's real name was "Wayman Glasco" – however, think about it was Brown's manager who, rear 1 his death, bought all delightful Brown's publishing – thus maybe creating the confusion.

Though doable a nickname, or alias, Someone Brown may have been crown birth name.

Discography

Studio album

• New King be worthwhile for the Blues (Fire, )

Compilations

• Raise a Rumbling Tonight (DJM, )
• Toughest Terry & Baddest Brown (Sundown, ) – with Laddie Terry
• Good News (Charly, )
• The Very Outstrip of Buster Brown (Collectables, )