Mel Brown

 

Artist:  Mel Brown

Born:  October 7,1939.  Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Died:  Marc 20, 2009 (Aged 69).  Kitchner, Ortario, Canada

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, R&B, Soul Jazz, Soul, Electric Blues

Occupation:  Musician, Singer

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Mel Brown was an American Blues Guitarist, and Singer.  He is best remembered for his decade long backing of Bobby Bland, although in his own right.  He recorded over a dozen albums between 1967 and 2006.

Title:  Chicken Fat (Verve By Request Series) (2023)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, R&B, Soul Jazz, Soul, Electric Blues

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Chicken Fat (4:11)

 2.  Greasy Spoon (5:52)

 3.  Home James (6:31)

 4.  Anacrusis (2:30)

 

Side B:

 1.  Hobo Flats (2:16)

 2.  Shanty (4:40)

 3.  Sad But True (5:01)

 4.  I'm Goin' To Jackson (4:23)

 5.  Slalom (4:26)

Personnel:

Mel Browm:  Guitar

Herb Ellis:  Guitar on Tracks:  A1-3, B3, 4

Gerald Wiggins:  Organ on Tracks:  A1, 3, 4, B3, 5

Arthur Wright:  Guitar on Tracks :  A4, B2, 5

Ronald Brown:  Bass

Paul Humphrey:  Drums on Tracks:  A1-4, B3, 4

Chicken Fat is the debut album by Mel Brown, originally released in 1967, by Impulse!, remastered and. reissued on January 13, 2023 by Verse Records.  Audiophile Quality Gram Vinyl.