Roy Brown

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Roy Brown was an influential American R&B singer and songwriter, best known for pioneering the jump blues style and for his hit song "Good Rockin' Tonight."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jump blues musician
rhythm and blues singer
song
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1980s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Wynonie Harris NERFINISHED
birthName Roy James Brown NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
composer Roy Brown NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-09-10
dateOfDeath 1981-05-25
ethnicity African-American
genre blues
jump blues
jump blues
rhythm and blues
influenced Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED
Little Richard NERFINISHED
influencedGenre rock and roll
instrument vocals
laterHitFor Wynonie Harris NERFINISHED
name Roy Brown NERFINISHED
notableSong Cadillac Baby NERFINISHED
Hard Luck Blues NERFINISHED
Rockin' at Midnight NERFINISHED
notableWork Good Rockin' Tonight NERFINISHED
occupation singer
songwriter
originalPerformer Roy Brown NERFINISHED
performedIn Europe NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
pioneered jump blues style
placeOfBirth New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
recognizedAs pioneer of rock and roll era
recordLabel DeLuxe Records NERFINISHED
King Records NERFINISHED
songCoveredBy Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic energetic vocal delivery
shouted gospel-influenced singing
vocalType baritone
wrote Good Rockin' Tonight NERFINISHED

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