Billy Brown Born:  July 22, 1929 Died:  January 10, 2009 WIRB Enterprise, AL

About The Artist Around mid-1953, Billy Brown was a member of the Special Services Division of the U.S. Army and spent much of his time entertaining troops at Camp Rucker, Alabama and nearby towns. At the same time, he was doing a weekly Saturday morning show over radio station WIRB out of Enterprise, Alabama, a town just west of Dothan and a bit southeast of Montgomery. The article we found mentioned he was 23 years old in 1953, making his birth date about 1930. They said he had started singing and learning musical instruments when he was just eight years old. Credits & Sources Country Song Roundup No. 24; June 1953; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Columbia Rec. No. Side Song Title   20766 A Jealous Stars   20766 B I Never Knew I'd Miss You   20789 A I Hope I Don't Live Long Enough To Lose You   20789 B Trusting Heart   20936 A Tight Wad   20936 B I'm Sending Back Everything But Memories   20982 A Rich In Love   20982 B Don't Hold Back   41029 A It's Love   41029 B Did We Have A Party   41100 A I Wanted You   41100 B Meet Me In The Alley Sally   41174 A Next   41174 B Once In A Lifetime   41297 A Flip Out   41297 B Echo Mountain   41380 A He'll Have To Go   41380 B Run 'Em Off   Decca Rec. No. Side Song Title   29271 A Farther On Down The Road   29559 A Drunk-Drunk Again   29559 B High Heels And No Soul