Wednesday, 23 August 2023

Vicki Brown born 23 August 1941

Vicki Brown (23 August 1940 – 16 June 1991) was an English pop, rock and contemporary classical singer. She was a member of both The Vernons Girls and The Breakaways and was the first wife of fellow singer and musician Joe Brown and mother of the singer Sam Brown. 

Brown was born Victoria Mary Haseman, on 23 August 1940 in Liverpool, England. She married Joe Brown and, after leaving the Breakaways, remained a prolific session singer under the name Vicki Brown. The Browns had two children, Sam and Pete Brown; the former a successful singer-songwriter, the latter a record producer. 

In 1972, Joe Brown formed Brown's Home Brew, which played rock and roll, country and gospel music and featured his wife in the line-up. They released two albums, Brown's Home Brew (1972) and Together (1974), on which both Browns appeared. She also recorded with her sister, Mary Partington, as The Seashells reaching No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1972 with "Maybe I Know”  (originally recorded in 1964 by Lesley Gore). 

In 1973, Brown recorded a single with Stephanie de Sykes under the name of The Tree People, entitled "It Happened on a Sunday Morning". By 1975, Brown had appeared in the film, Tommy, billed as 'Nurse #2'. Her public profile heightened after notably providing the female vocal on the 1976 UK no. 1 hit single, "No Charge", by J. J. Barrie. Brown released her first solo UK album   in 1977, From The Inside, produced by Shel Talmy. The record was released by the Power Exchange Records label. It would be another ten years before she released an eponymous debut in the States, followed by 1989’s Lady of Time and 1990’s About Love and Life. 

                          

In 1979 Brown began recording with The New London Chorale and the group's popularity in the Netherlands paved the way for Brown's solo stardom in that country. She also featured as one of the soloists on a series of The Young ... created by Tom Parker, with The New London Chorale: The Young Messiah (1979; originally performed as a concert on television in the UK in 1977), The Young Matthew Passion (1986) The Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1986), The Young Verdi (1988) and The Young Beethoven (1990). 

Brown also worked with Adam Ant, J.J. Barrie, Eric Burdon, Cerrone, Willy DeVille, Chris Farlowe, Bryan Ferry, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Justin Hayward, Murray Head, Humble Pie, Elton John ,  Yvonne Keeley, Alvin Lee,  Linda Lewis, Jon Lord, Love De-Luxe, Manfred Mann, Steve Marriott, Gary Moore, Nazareth, Del Newman, Olivia Newton-John, Robert Palmer, Carly Simon , Small Faces, T. Rex, Rick Wakeman, Roger Waters and The Who. 

Brown's involvement with Pink Floyd over several years, included her participation in Pink Floyd live performances, specifically the Dark Side of the Moon Tour and A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour. 

In 1990, just one year before her death  Brown wrote the song “Look for Me in Rainbows.” Some say it was probably meant as a farewell to her fans and the people she loved, because she knew her life was coming to an end. She died of breast cancer on 16 June 1991, in Henley-on-Thames, at the age of 50. 

(Edited from Wikipedia & Feenotes)

8 comments:

  1. For ”Vicki Brown – The Collection (RCA 1993)” go here:

    https://www.imagenetz.de/hvSeX

    1 Can't Let Go 4:12
    2 The Nearness Of You 4:14
    3 Stay With Me 'Til The Morning 3:47
    4 Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring 3:08
    5 Just For You (Guitar Solo – Gary Moore) 3:25
    6 Look At Me 3:41
    7 If I Thought (Guitar Solo – Gary Moore) 3:28
    8 Plaisir D'Amour 3:26
    9 Going Home 3:17
    10 Sheep May Safely Graze 3:04
    11 To Me You Are So Beautiful 3:23
    12 Could It Be 2:42
    13 Lady Dance 3:38
    14 Old Man 5:33
    15 Yesterday 2:43
    16 We Are One (Guitar Solo – Gary Moore) 4:54
    17 Parlez Moi D'Amour 3:41
    18 Once Again 2:30

    This playlist has been reconstructed from various digital albums.

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  2. Hello Bob

    Some more of Vicki Brown…

    Brown Vicki (Gr.Brit 1940-4991) 1989 Lady Of Time
    https://krakenfiles.com/view/QsEOarsTGh/file.html

    Brown Vicki (Gr.Brit 1940-4991) 1987 Vicki Brown
    https://krakenfiles.com/view/w4BI24MHSs/file.html

    Have fun !

    Don Dan
    https://www.youtube.com/c/DonDanMusicChannel

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  3. Oops !

    She died 4000 years before what I wrote !!! 1991.

    It had to be said,,,

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  4. I wanted to say 3000 !!!

    Alcool kills the brain !!!

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  5. Hi DD, Hope you get sober soon! Thanks for your contribution. You state that alcool kills the brain, so does alcohol :-) Regards, Bob

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  6. Bob, you're right, one can do much more with a h in between...

    Cheers DD

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  7. Bob, I'm sure you know that link but just in case..

    https://jazzbirthdaycalendar.com/

    Cheers DD

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  8. Yes I have that one, here's another good one too

    https://www.jazzlinkenterprises.com/jazz-birthdays.html

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