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Dennis Brown
  • Birth Name:
    Dennis Emmanuel Brown
  • Common Name:
    The Crown Prince of Reggae
  • Date of Birth:
    February 1, 1957
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aquarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • Place of Death:
    Kingston, Jamaica
  • Date of Death:
    July 1, 1999
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Hair Color:
    Black
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    Jamaican
  • Education:

    Central Branch Primary School

    St. Stephens College

     

Family

Dennis Brown
  • Father:
    Arthur
  • Spouse:
    Yvonne

Career

Dennis Brown

Trivia

Dennis Brown
  • Brown's 1994 album Light My Fire was nominated for a Grammy Award, as was the last album recorded by Brown, Let Me Be the One (in 2001).
  • Brown became addicted to crack cocaine, which affected his career and may have led to his premature death.
  • Brown's first professional appearance came at the age of eleven, when he visited a local club where his brother Basil was performing a comedy routine, and where he made a guest appearance with the club's resident group, the Fabulous Falcons (a group which included Cynthia Richards, David "Scotty" Scott, and Noel Brown).
  • He began his singing career at the age of nine, while still at junior school, with an end-of-term concert the first time he performed in public, although he had been keen on music from an even earlier age, and as a youngster was a keen fan of American balladeers such as Brook Benton, Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin.
  • Bob Marley cited Brown as his favourite singer, dubbing him "The Crown Prince of Reggae", and Brown would prove hugely influential on future generations of reggae singers.
  • Dennis Emmanue Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae.

Biography

Dennis Brown
Last Updated: Saturday, August 22, 2009

dennisDennis Brown, a jamaican reggae singer is entitled by Bob Marley, a popular singer as “The Crown Prince of Reggae”. Brown has had a proliferant career in which he has successfully recorded more than 75 albums. Being considered as one of the leaders of lovers rock which is a sub-genre of reggae, Brown became famous amongst his fans. Brown’s “Lip’s of Wine” (The Musical Chariot) recorded for Derrik Harriott was his first recording which was followed by his single, “No Man Is An Island” released by Coxsone Dodd and recorded at Studio One. Along with “No Man Is An Island”, Brown also recorded another album for Dodd called “If I Follow My Heart”. In the initial stage of his career Emmanuel Brown worked for Earl Hayles and the Charmaine label. His superhit “Money In My Pocket” stood in the UK top 20 and was well appretiated by his fans in 1979 which led to his conract with A&M records.

After this success, Brown formed his own label called DEB records.Late 1970’s proved lucky for Brown because it was this time when he performed and recorded super hits like “Sitting And Watching”, “Wolves and Leopards”, “Here I Come” and “Revolution”. In many of these hits Sly and Robin were featured as the rhythm section. Brown also recorded with King Jammy and Gussie Clark many a times during the dancehall period. “Revolution” was a hit by Brown that was featured on the reggae radio station. After blessing the world with his hit numbersBrown passed away in 1999 due to a collapsed lung. The two important people to speak at his funeral were Former Jamaican Prime Minister P. J. Patterson and opposition leader Edward Seaga of the Jamaica Labour Party.

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