Shirley Brown
USA
Born: 06 January 1947
Genres: R&B, Electronic
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Southern Soul, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Club/Dance, Dance
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Born January 6, 1947, in West Memphis, the Browns moved to St. Louis, MO, when Shirley was very young. Cutting her teeth in church, at the age of ten, she earned a reputation in gospel circles throughout the city for delivering powerful solos. In her late teens, she concentrated on secular music and sung with many of the city's soul singers. Her first recordings, produced by Oliver Sain, did nothing nationally but made some noise locally. "I Ain't Gonna Tell" and "Love Is Built On a Strong Foundation" found their way to Memphis R&B stations, gi...
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