| 词条 | Maggie Brown (singer) |
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| name = Maggie Brown | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|2|10}} | death_date = | birth_place = Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = {{Flat list|
}} }}Maggie Brown (born February 10, 1963) is an American singer, spoken word artist, actress, and music producer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Brown sings in many genres: jazz, blues, R&B, soul, and spoken word. Her singing style has been described by James Walker as "transcend[ing] limitations and genres, while still maintaining her unique unmistakable voice."[1] She is a protege of Oscar Brown Jr. and Abbey Lincoln. She uses music to educate, what she calls "edutainment", a word that she learned from her father. She gives talks and demonstrations on music and African American musical history. She performs with her sister, Africa Brown. They perform their work and their father's work.[2] Early lifeBorn in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}, Brown grew up in a musical household, experiencing rehearsals and jam sessions. Brown is the daughter of the Oscar Brown Jr.and Maxine Fleming. She studied music, theater and voice at Columbia College Chicago.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} Brown was 15 when she had her professional debut. Her professional debut was at the Body Politic Theatre in Chicago.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} CareerIn 1995, Brown established her own independent record label Mag Pie Records. Brown published her first album "From My Window" in 1995. It was nominated for a Chicago Music Award for Best Jazz CD in 1995. In 1996 she was nominated for another Chicago Music Award for Best Jazz Performer. In 1998, Brown performed at the Schomburg Center in 'Harlem', New York City with her father Oscar Brown, Jr. In 1999, Brown does vocal duet with Abby Lincoln on the album "Wholly Earth", released on the Verve label. She has performed duets with Jonathan Butler, on Urban Knights album, Urban Knights II. Brown has a travelling one woman show called 'Legacy'. Her one-woman show chronicles the history and evolution of African American music. The show encumbers a wide range of musical forms and genres. She has toured for over 19 years with her one-woman show, "Legacy: Our Wealth of Music". She uses art to educate the young and the old about life, history, and music. She collaborated with Abbey Lincoln on a 1999 album called 'Wholly Earth'.[2][3] In 2015 the Brown family, and Maggie and Africa Brown performed at the naming of Harper Street, between 52nd and 53rd as Oscar Brown, Jr. Way.[4] In 2016, Brown and her sister Africa Brown worked together to revive the Blue Gargoyle; a Hyde Park community center. The community center closed in 2009. It provided job training, social services, family counseling, music and art training. The art center dates back to 1965. The Brown sisters have developed community-based shows.[5] Which is similar to the work that their father did giving exposure to young talent. In 1967 Oscar Brown Jr. collaborated with members of the Blackstone Rangers. The Blackstone Rangers a Gang in Chicago. They collaborated and created a musical called "Opportunity Please Knock". The first weeks of the show about 8,000 people attended which was performed at Chicago's Presbyterian Church.[6] PersonalBrown's aunt is actress Judy Pace. Brown is the sister of Oscar Brown III. He was a well known Jazz bassist who performed also with their father.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} He died in 1996 from a car accident.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} Oscar Brown III, Maggie and Africa performed with their father.[7] "The Snake" , a song that was written in 1963 by Oscar Brown Jr and released by Al Wilson in 1968. The song was used by Donald Trump at rallies during his bid for presidency. The Brown family asked him not to use their father's song, which is about a woman who takes in an ailing snake that turns on her.[8][9] Maggie Brown and Africa Brown stated that when Donald Trump read "The Snake" he was referring to the snakes as refugees and the caring woman as America. They disapproved of the analogy.[10] Awards and nominations
AffiliationsEleven Jazzy Divas Studio Recordings with
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.hydeparkjazzfestival.org/maggie-brown/|title=Maggie Brown|publisher=}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129203432|title=Remembering Jazz Singer And Activist Abbey Lincoln|publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://never-the-same.org/interviews/maggie-brown/|title=Maggie Brown|date=20 December 2013|publisher=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://wdcb.org/music-lounge/general/115|title=Oscar Brown Jr honored with street naming ceremony in Hyde Park (Music Lounge) - 90.9fm WDCB|first=WDCB Public|last=Radio|publisher=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-maggie-brown-chicago-jazz-ott-0819-20160811-column.html|title=Maggie Brown and friends make music for a noble cause|first=Howard|last=Reich|publisher=}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://darkjive.com/2012/01/04/opportunity-please-knock-chorus-oscar-brown-jr-s-collaboration-with-the-blackstone-rangers/|title=Opportunity Please Knock Chorus: oscar brown, jr.’s collaboration with the blackstone rangers|first=|last=ayanacontreras|date=4 January 2012|publisher=}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-08-13/news/9608130001_1_oscar-brown-iii-mr-brown-jazz-singers|title=Oscar Brown Iii, 38, Chicago Jazz Artist|publisher=}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-the-snake-trump-oscar-brown-jr-chicago-poem-perspec-0314-jm-20160316-story.html|title=Donald Trump likes to read "The Snake" at his rallies. The author's family wants him to stop.|first=Lara|last=Weber|publisher=}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-the-snake/|title=Donald Trump Reads 'The Vicious Snake'|first=Dan|last=Evon|publisher=}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.3769348/oscar-brown-jr-s-daughter-wants-trump-to-stop-reading-her-dad-s-snake-lyrics-at-rallies-1.3771185|title=Oscar Brown Jr's daughter wants Trump to stop reading her dad's 'Snake' lyrics at rallies|publisher=}} External links
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