Mel Brown (guitarist)
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 7, 1939 |
| Died | March 20, 2009 (aged 69) Kitchener, Ontario Canada |
| Genres | Blues rock, blues, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels |
ABC Impulse! Electro-Fi |
| Associated acts | Bobby "Blue" Bland, The Olympics, Etta James, Albert Collins |
| Website | Official website |
Mel Brown (October 7, 1939 – March 20, 2009) was an American-born blues guitarist and singer.
Brown was nominated for a Juno Award in both 2001 and 2002.
Brown, a long-time smoker, died aged 69, on March 20, 2009, in Kitchener, Ontario, of complications from emphysema.
One of his most celebrated tracks is the 11+ minute guitar solo, "Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitluns", which is on I'd Rather Suck My Thumb (1970), and was reissued as the lead track (and title) on a BluesWay Records collection released in 1973.
A documentary film, Love Lost & Found: The Story of Mel Brown directed by Sean Jasmins for Blue Fusion Productions was granted a theatrical release in 2014.
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