Willie Brown "Future Blues".

Willie Brown "Future Blues".
Born August 6, 1900
Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
Died December 30, 1952 (aged 52)
Tunica, Mississippi, U.S.
Willie Brown was an American delta blues guitarist and singer. He played with such notables as Charley Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson. He was not known to be a self-promoting frontman, preferring to "second" other musicians. Willie Brown recorded six sides at a 1930 recording session in Grafton, WI. They were released on three 78 r.p.m. shellac discs of which only one has been found.
* Paramount 13090 M & O Blues/Future Blues (only three copies of this disc are known to exist today)

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[harmonicadave]

bloody great/////Harmonicadave

[luvthatzeppelin]

Just discovered some stuff about Willie Brown.

Will publish in the nexe few weeks.

[JackDeville1]

generic black guy

[luvthatzeppelin]

there are 5 different records from 12 -16 -52. They all sound a little different

[luvthatzeppelin]

@prometheus919 Yes, but I tend to believe that those recordings are from Hank Williams backup band. "Up Jumps Trouble" is one of those but it had more of a blues country sound.

The date is 12-16-52 in Crystal Springs Ms..... Who it is is a mystery...

[prometheus919]

@luvthatzeppelin watch?v=dCAF4SYIv9o

utube user RSKKZMSDELTA

Up Jumps Trouble 12-16-52 (JERRY RIVERS ?)

not this by any chance?

[prometheus919]

@luvthatzeppelin any chance of up loading it, have you checked out utube user "rustycropduster" he claims to have browns grandma blues "/watch?v=5F9xhKLJbXs"

[sirhanselot01]

I think this is William Brown and not Willie Brown? Correct me if i'm wrong...

[luvthatzeppelin]

There are no pictures of Willie Brown.

He recorded 6 sides, (3 singles).

Only 3 copies are known of Future Blues and M and O Blues. There are no known copies of the other two singles..... Grandma Blues, Window Blues are two that are lost forever...

I have recordings from a laquer 78rpm from Crystal Springs Ms that I believe to be Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson, and Son House.

Son House came to visit two weeks before Browns death... My recording is 12-16-52. The song is called "Up Jumps Trouble

[jmoneysin]

@steinsteel

Well Patton learned from the family that typified and established the American Pop standard (the Chapman's). He had an edge over many players of his day. Son House it seems may have had a bad experience with Charley Patton the ego and not Charley Patton the musician. That could explain his unkind statements.

I do think Patton is a better musician than Willie, but M&O Blues is incredible to me to this day and is comparable to House and Patton's work.