Phyllis Brown Born:  August 6, 1930 WLS National Barn Dance

About The Artist Phyllis Brown was one of the stars of the WLS National Barn Dance. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Her first radio apearance was on April 25, 1948. Immediately, they said, she was deluged with offers from agents to get her services for singing. But Phyllis was only 17 at the time and stayed in high school to graduate. She didn't stop singing though and gaining recognition. She was honored in the local amateur talent contests in radio and television; one of the awards she won was a television. Phyllis was said to be a "...rather shy, reserved person, with quite a sense of humor." Phyllis joined WLS back around 1948 to as they said, 'sing quiet little songs'. Some may have thought her sad as evidenced by the many sad-toned songs she would sing. But the reality was, she was fun loving as the rest of the gang and would join in the fun on the Barn Dance and other programs. She recorded her first record with Capitol Records in February of 1950, teaming up with Bob Flannery on a duet called "Second Hand Heart" b/w "We Get Along So Good Together". But at the time, fans were still waiting to here her do a solo record to display her talents. Credits & Sources WLS Family Albums; Prairie Home Publishing Country Song Roundup No. 12, June 1951, Charlton Publishing Corp., Derby, CT.

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Capitol Rec. No. Side Song Title   894 A Second Hand Heart (w/Bob Flannery)   894 B We Get Along So Good Together (w/Bob Flannery)