Mel Brown was one of the greatest musicians ever. Seeing him many times at Antone's in the 1980s was always a treat. But one night in San Francisco about 1975 I saw him with Bobby Bland and he took a solo on that L-5 with the band completely dropped out behind him and his pickups turned completely OFF. You could have heard a pin drop and he blew everyone's mind it was so amazingly great. I worked at The Fillmore East and saw many great guitarists, but Mel Brown was tops.
real tasty playing !no rushing.. just real cool blues playing ! been playing his neckbones and caviar cd into the ground. he really puts all the modern flash guys to shame !
Mel Brown..so sorry to my soul that you left us.. thank you for leaving us with a legacy of wonderful music. Blues aint dyin man.. we will carry on with true Blues enthusiasm.. Long live the blues
@Hoopermazing Ha ha! You are right although i'm not sure who Eric sees. I think E.C would have to be born 10 times over to play at this level of jazz inspired, Kenny Burrell-type, imagination.( apologies to E.C. lovers) Mel Brown was the original "Wizard".
Mel Brown was one of the greatest musicians ever. Seeing him many times at Antone's in the 1980s was always a treat. But one night in San Francisco about 1975 I saw him with Bobby Bland and he took a solo on that L-5 with the band completely dropped out behind him and his pickups turned completely OFF. You could have heard a pin drop and he blew everyone's mind it was so amazingly great. I worked at The Fillmore East and saw many great guitarists, but Mel Brown was tops.
guitartexsatx 2 days ago
He´s absolutely great! So goooood for my soul!
bluesboytom 5 days ago
real tasty playing !no rushing.. just real cool blues playing ! been playing his neckbones and caviar cd into the ground. he really puts all the modern flash guys to shame !
Albroon72 5 months ago
So tough.......
stratobone 6 months ago
Mel Brown..so sorry to my soul that you left us.. thank you for leaving us with a legacy of wonderful music. Blues aint dyin man.. we will carry on with true Blues enthusiasm.. Long live the blues
robbiesblues 7 months ago
Ohhhhh Yaaaa Seen Mel at theold Pop the Gator back in the 80's
humpedmycat 8 months ago
is this the same musician as the mel brown on wikipedia that died in 2009 in ontario?
R.I.P. besides the greatest players in the world.
up there groovin a sweet tune with daune and robert :)
mokaey 10 months ago
Yes ..Hallelujah! Swinging, down-home and sophisticated ..all-in-one!
HMJohnsonGuitar 10 months ago
@Hoopermazing Ha ha! You are right although i'm not sure who Eric sees. I think E.C would have to be born 10 times over to play at this level of jazz inspired, Kenny Burrell-type, imagination.( apologies to E.C. lovers) Mel Brown was the original "Wizard".
taildragger53 1 year ago 2
too bad somebody is selling his guitar.
NeivaCunha 1 year ago