J. T. Brown

John Thomas Brown (April 2, 1918 – November 24, 1969) was an American tenor saxophonist of the Chicago blues era. He was variously billed as Saxman Brown, J. T. (Big Boy) Brown, Bep Brown, Nature Boy Brown and J.T. "Blow It" Brown.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 2, 1918 (Mississippi), Died November 24, 1969 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, saxophone, leader

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Recordings (Results 26-26 of 26 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 76871 9/13/1950 Michigan water blues-1 Grant Jones instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
(Results 26-26 of 26 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brown, J. T.," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.

Brown, J. T.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834.

"Brown, J. T.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/305834

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