Charles Brown by Atlanta visual artist Corey Barksdale. Explore collector-ready originals, fine art prints, commissions, and licensing—work celebrating Black culture, history, and everyday life.
(Piano, vocals, 1922-99) Charles Mose Brown was born in Texas City, Texas and had extensive classical piano training as a youth He moved to Los Angeles in 1943 and by Septembei 1944 had become the vocalist-pianist in Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. The Blazers had several hits before Brown went solo in 1948 and scored success with songs such as 'Trouble Blues' (1949) and 'Black Night' (1951).