Junior Brown
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Jamieson "Junior" Brown (born June 12, 1952)
Life and career
Brown was born in Cottonwood, Arizona; at an early age his family moved to Kirksville, Indiana.[1][3] He first learned to play piano from his father (Samuel Emmons Brown Jr.) "before I could talk". His music career began in the 1960s, and he worked through that decade and the next singing and playing pedal steel and guitar for groups such as The Last Mile Ramblers, Dusty Drapes and the Dusters, Billy Spears and Asleep at the Wheel while developing his guitar skills.[citation needed] In the early 1980s, he appeared on stage with Rank and File as the replacement for Alejandro Escovedo. However, he did not feature on any recordings by that band.[citation needed]
By the mid-1980s, Brown was teaching guitar at the
In 1985, Brown created a new type of
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Brown quickly became a local success in
In 1996, Brown was featured on the
Brown appeared in the music video for "Honky Tonk Song" by George Jones in 1996 and also won the CMA Country Music Video of the Year award that year for his video, "My Wife Thinks You're Dead", which featured 6-foot-7-inch Gwendolyn Gillingham.[7] Brown played a cameo part in "Drive", the second episode of season six of The X-Files. Brown's music has been showcased on various television series and movie soundtracks, including Me, Myself & Irene, SpongeBob SquarePants and the 2005 Dukes of Hazzard remake, in which he also played the narrator.[citation needed]
Although Brown plays such neotraditional country styles as honky-tonk, Western swing, etc., some of his performances will finish with some blues and Tex-Mex tunes playing as well as surf rock instrumentals.[citation needed]
Beginning in August 2006, Brown joined Webb Wilder's tour of American minor league baseball stadiums. He reprised his role in an episode ("World of Hurt, BC") of Adult Swim's Xavier: Renegade Angel created by rock band PFFR. In April 2008, Brown shot three pilot episodes of a country music program modeled after programs from the early 1960s, in which Brown will play with a house band as well as guests as host of the show.[8] On October 12, 2012, Brown released the EP Volume 10, containing six new songs.
AMC previewed the video of his new song "Better Call Saul", on October 5, 2014.[9] On May 24, 2018, Brown released his 11th album, Deep in the Heart Of Me.
On May 27, 2020, Rolling Stone magazine's listing of 50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own, honored Brown’s US released album, 12 Shades of Brown (Curb Records, 1993).[citation needed]
In May 2020, Brown and his wife began hosting a series of live Facebook concerts under the name, "The Junior & Tanya Rae Brown Show".[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Chart Positions | |
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US Country | US Heat
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1974 | The Last Mile Ramblers – While They Last! | — | — |
1990 | 12 Shades of Brown (original Demon Records release) | — | — |
1993 | 12 Shades of Brown (Curb Records reissue) | — | — |
1993 | Guit with It | — | — |
1995 | Junior High (EP) | 48 | 26 |
1996 | Semi Crazy | 32 | 19 |
1998 | Long Walk Back | 34 | 19 |
2001 | Mixed Bag | 52 | — |
2004 | Down Home Chrome | 73 | — |
2005 | Greatest Hits | — | — |
2005 | Live at the Continental Club: The Austin Experience | — | — |
2012 | Volume Ten | — | — |
2018 | Deep In The Heart Of Me | — | — |
2021 | His & Hers | ||
2024 | The American Original |
Singles
Year | Title | US Country[10] | Album |
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1993 | "Highway Patrol" | 73 | Guit with It |
1995 | "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" | 68 | Junior High |
1996 | "Venom Wearin' Denim" | — | Semi Crazy |
"I Hung It Up" | — | ||
1997 | "Gotta Sell Them Chickens" (w/ Hank Thompson) | — | Real Thing (Hank Thompson album) |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1993 | "Highway Patrol" | Roger Pistole |
1995 | "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" | Michael McNamara |
"Sugarfoot Rag" | Roger Pistole | |
1996 | "Venom Wearin' Denim" | Michael McNamara |
"I Hung It Up" | ||
"409" | ||
1997 | "Gotta Sell Them Chickens" (w/ Hank Thompson) | Jim Gerik |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/Work | Result |
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1996 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Junior High | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Video of the Year | "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" | Nominated | |
Country Music Association Awards | Won | |||
1997 | Grammy Awards | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Nominated | |
Best Country Song | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "JR Brown (GuitSteel & Vocals)". Juniorbrown.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Today in history". ABC News. Associated Press. June 12, 2014.
- ^ "CMT.com : Junior Brown : Biography". February 27, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Guit-Steel". Stevensguitars.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Those Daring Young Men and Their Doubleneck Guitars: A Brief History of Multi-Neck Players - Premier Guitar". Premierguitar.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Powers, Calvin (November 26, 2012). "Junior Brown - Interview and Music". Americanmusicshow.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "The Return of Junior Brown". Country Music Television News. October 1, 2004.
- ^ "Off the Record – Music". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Shetty, Sharan (October 5, 2014). "The Better Call Saul Music Video Is a Great Advertisement, but a Better Song". Slate. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.