Hux Brown
Hux Brown | |
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Birth name | Lynford Brown |
Born | Port Antonio, Jamaica | 4 December 1944
Died | 18 June 2020 Oakland, California, US | (aged 75)
Genres | Rocksteady, reggae |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | Mid-1960s – 2020 |
Lynford "Hux" Brown (4 December 1944 – 18 June 2020) was a Jamaican guitarist who featured on many successful rocksteady and reggae records in the 1960s and 1970s, and was later a member of Toots and the Maytals.
Biography
Brown was born in
He played rhythm guitar on many hit rocksteady and reggae records including the influential "Girl I’ve Got A Date" by Alton Ellis, "Ba Ba Boom" by the Jamaicans,[3] and "Bangarang" by Lester Sterling, which some regard as the first reggae record.[4] He also played on "Rivers of Babylon" by the Melodians and "The Harder They Come" by Jimmy Cliff; and in 1971 was recruited by Paul Simon to play lead guitar on "Mother and Child Reunion".[3][4]
Brown later joined the touring version of Toots and the Maytals, where he remained for some 35 years.[3]
He died in Oakland, California, aged 75.[3]
References
- ^ David Katz, People Funny Boy, Payback Press, 2000, p.45
- ^ Katz, p.50
- ^ a b c d Howard Campbell, "Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford “Hux” Brown Dies Suddenly", Sflcn.com, 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020
- ^ a b "Lynford 'Hux' Brown", Guitars Exchange. Retrieved 19 June 2020
External links
- Hux Brown discography at Discogs
- 2017 interview