Jewel Brown | |
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 Brown c. 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 30, 1937 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | Late 1940s–present |
Jewel Brown (born August 30, 1937) is an American jazz and blues singer. She performed alongside artists such as Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong.[1] Brown was inducted into the Blues Smithsonian Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]
In 2013, Brown was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)' category.[3]
Brown was born in Houston and her family lived in Third Ward, Houston where she attended Blackshear Elementary School.[4]
Brown began singing at the Manhattan Club in Galveston. She sang alongside Elmore Nixon and Henry Hayes, and also performed at Club Ebony. She won a talent show at age 9 at the Masonic Temple, which was located in Fourth Ward, Houston.[1]
As a teenager, Brown continued performing in clubs around Houston and Galveston. She went on to join Louis Armstrong's band in the 1960s.[5]
With Louis Armstrong
