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Roy Brown (blues musician)
Roy James Brown (September 10, 1925May 25, 1981) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician, who had a significant influence on the early development of rock and roll and changed the direction rhythm and blues was headed in. His original song and hit recording "Good Rocking Tonight" was covered by Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, James Brown, the Doors, and the rock group Montrose. Brown was the first singer in recording history to sing R&B songs with a gospel-steeped delivery, which was then considered taboo by many churches. In addition, his melismatical pleading, vocal style influenced such notable artists as B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson, James Brown and Little Richard.〔
==Early life and education==
Brown was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 10, 1925.〔 As with most R&B singers, he started singing gospel music in the church. His mother was an accomplished singer and church organist.〔Back cover of ''We Came To Party'', presumably by Roy Brown himself〕 After a move to Los Angeles some time in the 1940s, and a brief period spent as a professional boxer in the welterweight category, he won a singing contest in 1945 at the Million Dollar Theater covering "There's No You", originally recorded by Bing Crosby. In 1946, Brown moved to Galveston, Texas, where he sang in Joe Coleman's group performing mostly songs from the Hit Parade, in a club called the Club Granada. His numbers included a song he wrote entitled "Good Rocking Tonight". After being rejected by the Armed Forces because of flat feet, he secured his first major job in a Shreveport, Louisiana club singing mostly pop ballads such as "Stardust" and "Blue Hawaii". The owner of Bill Riley's Palace Park hired him, as Brown told a ''Blues Unlimited'' interviewer, because of his appeal as "a Negro singer who sounds white."〔''Honkers And Shouters. The Golden Years of Rhythm And Blues''. Crowell-Collier Press, New York, 1978, p. 100〕 It was at the Palace Park that Brown started developing a blues repertoire, learning contemporary R&B tunes such as "Jelly Jelly" (recorded by Billy Eckstine).〔 He returned to New Orleans in 1947, where he performed at The Dew Drop Inn.
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