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Eddie Brown (other)
Eddie Brown may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Eddie Brown (dancer) (1918–1992), American dancer *Eddie Brown, American singer and music producer of the duo Joe and Eddie *Eddie Brown (musician) (1932–1984), American Motown percussionist *Eddie Brown, Jamaican banjo player who recorded with Stanley Motta * "Eddie Brown", an alternative title of The Brothers Four's song "Sama Kama Wacky Brown" Sports Association football * Eddie Brown (footballer, born 1927) (1927–1996), English footballer * Eddie Brown (footballer, born 2000), English footballer * Eddy Brown (1926–2012), English footballer Gridiron football *Eddie Brown (Canadian football) (born 1966), American slotback in the Canadian Football League *Eddie Brown (arena football) (born 1969), American arena football player *Eddie Brown (safety) (born 1952), American football defensive back *Eddie Brown (wide receiver) (born 1962), American football wide receiver Other sports * Eddie Brown (Australian footballer) (1877 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (dancer)
Eddie Brown (1918–1992) was an American tap dancer. Origin When Eddie Brown was 16, he entered a talent contest in his hometown when he was sixteen years old. He won first place and was discovered by famous American entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, who offered him a job in New York. Brown’s parents would not allow him to travel across the country to dance because he was still in school, however Brown went to New York anyway. Since Brown was still underage, he lived on the money that he made from dancing on the streets until he turned 18, when he joined Robinson’s show at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.Frank, R.E. (1990) Tap! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and Their Stories 1900-1955. William Morrow and Company, Inc. New York. Career Brown danced professionally throughout the 1930s and 1940s as part of a trio with Carl Gibson and Jerry Reed, as well as being a solo dancer in nightclubs, and with swing and jazz musicians such as Jimmie Lunceford, Duke Ellington, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe And Eddie
Joe and Eddie was an American gospel folk group. During their careers, the African-American duo composed of Joe Gilbert and Eddie Brown toured the United States and Canada, appeared on more than 20 major television shows, and recorded eight albums.Charles, Don. ''The Best of Joe and Eddie'' Career Both born in 1941 and raised in the South, Joe Gilbert and Eddie Brown had much in common before they even met. Gilbert was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana while Brown grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. Around the same time, the two migrated to Berkeley, California, with their respective families, and met in the mid-1950s at Willard Middle School in the a cappella choir. Their first performance together was in the Berkeley High School Talent Show in 1956, where they sang a duet and won first place. With the help of their high-school choir professor, Dr. Earle Blakeslee, the two young men formed a partnership and strove to go professional. Their first gigs were at college fraternity and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (musician)
Edward James "Bongo" Brown (September 13, 1932 – December 28, 1984) was an American percussionist known for his work with The Funk Brothers, Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 to 1972. Biography Brown was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on September 13, 1932. He was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He later moved to Detroit and in 1962 he joined The Funk Brothers, Motown Records' in-house session musicians. According to Jack Ashford, Brown started out as a valet for Marvin Gaye and played bongos once Gaye began performing on-stage. Brown played congas, bongos, the gourd and claves. Brown became Motown's leading percussionist and for a decade was on almost every key release from the label. He was known for his sense of humor and for being the "studio clown". Despite being an excellent musician, he could not read music and when handed sheet music by the producers, he would replace it with an adult magazine. When Motown moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Motta
Stanley Motta was an electronics store proprietor who established a record label in Kingston, Jamaica and opened the first privately owned recording studio in Jamaica in 1951, jump starting Jamaica's music industry. Career Motta recorded calypso and mento style albums. He recorded on 78 rpm records. Talent from Vere Johns competitions was scouted by producers such as Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and Arthur "Duke" Reid. The groups recorded at Motta's studio. The records they cut would then be played on their sound systems.Cooke, Mel (2010),Lincoln traces Ambassador music role to England, ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 2 March 2010, retrieved 2010-05-03. Motta's electronics business became a subsidiary of Musson before it relaunched with an initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 2018. It owns and manages the 58 HWT technology park property. The IPO raised $4 billion Jamaican dollars for the company. Lord Fly (Rupert Lyon) recorded with Motta in 1952. Early band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sama Kama Wacky Brown
''Tikki Tikki Tembo'' is a 1968 picture book written by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent. The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who falls into a well. It is a sort of origin myth about why Chinese names are so short today. Plot ''Tikki Tikki Tembo'' is set in ancient China and invents an ancient Chinese custom whereby parents honor their first-born sons with long, elaborate names that everyone is obliged to say completelyno nicknames, no shortening of any kindwhile second-born sons are typically given short, unimportant names. A boy named Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo ("The Most Wonderful Thing in the Whole Wide World") and his little brother Chang ("Little or Nothing") are playing very close to a well at their house that their mother has warned them to avoid. Chang falls in the well and his older brother runs to their mother and tells her Chang has fallen down the well. Their mother tells him to get the Old Man w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (footballer, Born 1927)
Edward Alfred Cecil Henry Brown (4 October 1927 – 4 April 1996) was an English professional football centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ... who played in the Football League for Aldershot. References 1927 births 1996 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Camden People from St Pancras, London English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Brentford F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (footballer, Born 2000)
Edward James 'Eddie' Brown (born 27 November 2000) is an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played for Hyde United most recently. Career Brown made his senior debut for Bolton in a 2–0 away defeat against Wycombe Wanderers. Career statistics ;Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Eddie 2000 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bolton Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Brown
Edwin Brown (28 February 1926 – 12 July 2012) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He played professionally for a number of clubs, but the peak of his career was spent with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. Over a professional career of nearly 400 appearances in the Football League, he scored at a rate of very nearly one goal every two games. He was a pioneer of the goal celebration. Early life Brown was born in Jutland Street, Preston, Lancashire and attended St Ignatius primary school in the town. He was a religious boy, and at the age of twelve began to attend the De La Salle Catholic college on Guernsey with a view to taking Holy Orders. He studied at the college for eight years, during which time the boys were evacuated to the mainland when the Germans invaded, a disruption which did not prevent Brown achieving four A levels (in English, French, Latin and History) and laying the foundations for his lifelong love of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (Canadian Football)
"Downtown" Eddie Brown (born August 6, 1966) is a former slotback in the Canadian Football League between 1990 & 2002. Brown played with eight CFL teams, and appeared in two Grey Cup championships with the Edmonton Eskimos, winning the 81st Grey Cup in 1993. In 1995, he played for the Memphis Mad Dogs. In 1996, after the demise of the Memphis Mad Dogs, he re-signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. In 1999, he played for the BC Lions. In total he caught 532 passes for 8663 yards in 160 career CFL games with 63 touchdowns. Eddie had 3 1,000 yard seasons, all with Edmonton, and was a CFL All-Star in 1996 as well as Western All-Star in 1996 and 1999. His shoestring catch in the snow of the 84th Grey Cup is considered to be one of the most memorable plays in Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (arena Football)
Eddie Brown (born October 2, 1969), nicknamed "Touchdown", is a former arena football offensive specialist who played for the Albany/Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 1994 to 2003. He played college football at Louisiana Tech. Professional career Brown played for the Albany Firebirds from 1994 until 2000, when he had to retire after the first game of the 2000 season due to the custody battle of his daughter. In his time in Albany, Eddie won ArenaBowl XIII in 1999 and won ArenaBowl MVP. He also won the AFL's Most Valuable Player award in 1994. Eddie unretired when the Firebirds franchise moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where he played for three more seasons until 2003, and retired in 2004 after being cut by the Firebirds. In January 2006, as the AFL celebrated its 20th anniversary, Brown was voted the best player in league history. On August 12, 2011, Brown was named as an inductee into the AFL Hall of Fame. Personal life Brown is the father of NFL wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (safety)
Paul Edward Brown (born February 19, 1952) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, the Washington Redskins, and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Tennessee. Brown attended Marion County High School in Jasper and graduated in 1970. At the University of Tennessee, he was a safety and punt returner. In 1973, he was team captain as a senior and was a first-team All-America selection by Football News. Brown was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Washington Redskins during the 1975 season, and was an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection during the 1976 and 1977 seasons. In 1976, he led the National Football League in punt return yardage with 646 and was second in yards per return at 13.5. He also had a 71-yard return for a touchdown that season. In 1977, he led the NFL in punt returns with 57. On October 9, 1977, his 11 punt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Brown (wide Receiver)
Eddie Lee Brown (born December 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1985–1991. He played college football at the University of Miami. College career Brown was part of the 1983 Miami Hurricanes football team that upset the University of Nebraska in the 1984 Orange Bowl to earn Miami's first National Championship. The following year, Brown was a consensus first-team All-American and was the first wide receiver in UM history to amass over 1,000 yards receiving, with 220 of those yards (on 10 catches) coming in the famous " Hail Flutie" shootout with Boston College. Brown would leave Miami with school career records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. Professional career In the 1985 NFL Draft, Brown was the second receiver selected (after Al Toon) and the 13th pick overall by the Cincinnati Bengals, three picks ahead of Jerry Rice. In 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
