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Known for his work as a blues musician, Brown spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing traditional blues and country, jazz, Cajun music and rhythm and blues. [8] Brown was acclaimed for his skills on multiple instruments, including the guitar, mandolin , viola , violin , harmonica and drums.
10 Sep 2005 · Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Southwestern guitarist and fiddler whose blues-based style was also influenced by jazz, country, Cajun, and calypso. Read Full Biography.
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27 Okt 2021 · The guitar legend defiantly stares down death, blues clichés, and brainless categorizations. “My mind works in many, many different ways,” says 80-year-old icon Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown [1924-2005.] “That’s why I get so mad when everybody refers to me as just a bluesman. They’re 100 percent wrong.
A true musician’s musician, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown has mastered the guitar, fiddle, drums, viola, harmonica, piano, mandolin and bass. Gatemouth’s smooth blend of Texas style with Jazz, Country and Cajun music has altered the definition of the Blues.
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. Brown was married and divorced three times.
8 Jun 2018 · Clarence Gatemouth Brown bucked musical traditions and stereotypes for nearly 60 years. Playing guitar, fiddle, drums, harmonica, viola, and mandolin, and accompanied by everything from small ensembles to large multi-piece bands, Brown recorded 30 albums that defied neat genre labels.
