Born in Madison Wisconsin July 4th, 1963, Paul Brown moved to Memphis Tennessee at the age of five where he lived until the death of his mother in '75, forcing the separation of he and his three brothers and one sister. Paul Brown was eleven years old in Nashville living in a school for the homeless, searching desperately for some way to cope when he stumbled across an old upright piano that would alter his life forever. 

By the age thirteen Paul Brown was playing dates with country artist Louise Mandrell and Dove award winning Christian singer Don Francisco and sponging styles ranging from Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd to Parlament Funkedelic and Rap pioneers Sugar Hill Gang.  

"I loved everything, says Paul, I was so happy to find something I could connect with.  Something I could use to express all these whacked out feelings I had inside me. I remember going A.W.O.L. to see a Kiss concert that turned out to be a Parlament Funkadelic concert instead, that was one of the most enlightening experiences of my musical career".

Soon after his seventeenth birthday, Paul Brown left Nashville to come back to Memphis armed with nothing more than a trumpet, a road atlas and an arsenal determination. One night while working at an all night Exxon Paul discovered his gift of writing lyrics. Soon after,landed his first publishing deal writing and arranging for various Memphis artists.           

In 1991 Paul Brown met Hi records artist Ann Peebles and Don Bryant (Known for thier 1973 hit "I Can't Stand the Rain"). Hired as a sub to fill in for Hi Records' organist, Charles Hodges, Paul, Ann, and Don quickly realized they had a great deal to offer each other which would ultimately result in Paul becoming Ann's music director and agent. 

During the Eighteen years he's has been with Peebles, tours have carried Paul Brown all over the world with performances on VH-1 and The Letterman Show and performing & recording with artist's ranging from George Clinton to Mavis Staples.

In 1994 Paul Brown took a year off with Ann to record and tour with East/West recording artist The Mother Station, following up with an MTV video for their smash single "Put the Blame On Me" until 1995 when Ann Peebles pulled him back in to co- write and co-produce Ann's critically acclaimed release,"Fill This World With Love" featuring soul legends Mavis Staples and Shirley Brown.

In 1998 Paul Brown joined forces world renowned rock singer Jimi Jamison for a year and a half world tour. 

Following that tour Paul spent the better part of 2000 producing two more Gospel projects including an epic album on Peebles' husband Don Bryant titled; It's All In The Word set for release in the Fall of 2007.

Through 2001-2006, Paul recorded two major tribute records on Don Covay and Eric Clapton featuring Ann Peebles and four major PBS specials, three incredible live DVDs including Bobby Rush Live at Ground Zero and the critically acclaimed Bobby Rush album titled; Undercover Lover which Living Blues dubbed; “One of the best Blues albums 2003.

He Engineered and Mixed blues legend Bobby Rush's critically acclaimed album "Undercover Lover" which Living Blues dubbed; “One of the best Blues albums of 2003”. He performed on four major PBS specials and three incredible live DVDs including Rush's award winning DVD "Live at Ground Zero" and performed on the Grammy winning soundtrack for Martin Scorcese's film "The Blues” and performed on the critically acclaimed live album with Memphis' Fusion Band FreeWorld and is currently enjoying the success froma recent album on award winning blues artist Stacy Mitchhart titled; Gotta Get The Feelin Back Again (currently #3 on XM Radio’s Blues Charts) as well a recent live taping of performances with Aaron Neville, Kirk Whalum and Irma Thomas.

 

  Sharing the stage now w/ award winning Blues/Soul artist Stacy Mitchhart for over 280 tour dates a year, Paul Brown slams into 2008 injecting over thirty years of styles and influences into some electrifying recordings and live performances with Stadium packing energy including a brand new U.S. release in 2009 on Ann Peebles' acclaimed  album titled; Brand New Classics originally released on legendary U.K. label Track Records, a brand new Live Ann Peebles DVD, and a brand new release with Stacy Mitchhart titled; Grown Ass Man

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Paul Brown 

Discography/Performance Credits

               

   

    

           

    

   

    

 Albums:

·        Playing with Fire-1990-*+Co-wrote

·        The Mother Station-Brand New Bag-1994- East/West #923662 (Keys)

·        Ann Peebles-Fill This World With Love-1996-Rounder/Bullseye #BB6594 (Keys-Co Produced)

·        Victory-Victory-1998-By Faith Records #BF 2001(Keys/Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Co-Wrote)

·        956 McLemore Vol. 1-1998-High Stacks Records #HS9801 W/Rufus Thomas (Hammond B3)

·        River Of Song-1999-Smithsonian* W/ Ann Peebles & The Memphis Horns (Piano)

·        House Of Blues Tribute to Eric Claption-1999 W/Ann Peebles & Hi Rhythm Section (Keys)

·        Don Covay and Freinds-2000 W/Ann Peebles. Also featured Anton Figg on Drums and Jon Tiven on Guitar- Cannonball Records (Keys/Co-mixed)

·        Don Bryant-It’s All In The Word-2007 By Faith Records (Keys/Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Co-Wrote)

·        Billie Ray Martin-18 Carat Garbage-2001 W/Ann Peebles & Carla Thomas (Engineered/Mixed Ann Peebles' and Carla Thomas Vocals)

·        FreeWorld Live From Memphis – 2003 SwirlDisc #SD403124 (Keys)

·        Bobby Rush Under Cover Lover – Released July 2003 (Keys/Co-Produced/Programmed, Engineered and Mixed)

·        Various Artists I Believe To My Soul - featuring Ann Peebles – Released October 2005 Warner/Rhino/Worksongs/Starbucks (Co-Wrote, Backing Vox)

·        Ann Peebles Brand New Classics – Release May 31st 2006 Track Records (Keys/Produced, Engineered, Mixed)

·        Ann Peebles Live – DVD Release Date; Feb, 2007 –ABC Entertainment (Keys, Film Editing, DVD Authoring)

·        Stacy Mitchhart Gotta Get That Feeling Back Again –June 2007 Dr. Sam Records (Keys)

·         David Kurtz Long Lonesome Journey –Oct 2007  (Keys)

·        Stacy Mitchhart Grown Ass Man –Nov 2008 Dr. Sam Records (Keys)

 

 

Television/Video appearances:

·        The Late Show (UK)-Ann Peebles-'92

·        The Lonesome Pine Special-Ann Peebles-'93

·        Montreux Jazz Fest-Ann Peebles-Switzerland & Atlanta

·        MTV-The Mother Station-94'

·        VH-1-Ann Peebles-'96

·        1997 Handy Awards(Aired in Tokyo Japan-Ann Peebles-'97

·        Late Night with David Letterman-Ann Peebles and Missy Elliott-'97

·        The Soul of Axelle Red-Axelle Red, Ann Peebles, Issac Hayes, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Percy Sledge, Sam Moore, Clarence Carter- Aired twice 98/99 in UK and France

·        River Of Song-Ann Peebles and The Memphis Horns-Slated to air Jan,'2001

·        2002 Porretta Sweet Soul Festival (Aired in Italy)

·        2003 Documentary special with Bobby Rush from the acclaimed Martin Scorsese series The Road To Memphis which airs on September 28^th –30^th on PBS.

·        2003 Soul Comes Home, featuring Al Green, Ann Peebles, Mavis Staples, Michael McDonald.

·        2003 Memphis’ Grammy Premier Player Awards honoring Hi Records w/ Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson and more, which airs in November and will also be released on DVD/Cd.

·        Bobby Rush Live 2003 DVD/Cd – Recorded at legendary actor Morgan Freeman’s Ground Zero club in Clarksdale Miss will be released on September 23^rd and air on September 30^th on PBS. Will feature special appearance by Morgan Freeman.

·        Ann Peebles Live 2004 DVD/Cd – Also Recorded at Ground Zero for Robert Mugge’s forth-coming PBS series; Blues Divas hosted by Morgan Freeman airing on the STARZ Network.

·        2005 - Voices Of Soul in Monteal Canada w/ Ann Peebles, Patti Labelle and

· The Neville Bros 

·        2005 - Live at The STAXMuseum w/ Ann Peebles and The Dream Team

·         2007 - Ann Peebles Live DVD/CD - Recorded at the Lokerse Jazz Festival Belgium

    Artist Performance:

·        Stacy Mitchhart -Current-Blues/Soul

·        Ann Peebles-Current-Soul

·        Aaron Neville 

·        The Memphis Horns

·        Kirk Whalum

·        Mavis Staples

·        Rufus Thomas

·        Irma Thomas

·        The Mother Station-Rock

·        George Clinton-Funk

·        Syl Johnson-Soul

·        Otis Clay-Soul

·        Robert Cray-Blues/Soul

·        Little Milton-Blues

·        J. Blackfoot-Blues/Soul

·        Shirley Brown-Current-Soul/Gospel/Blues

·        Louise Mandrell-Country

·        Mark Cauly-Country

·        Sam Moore

·        Percy Sledge

·        Eddie Floyd

·        Wilson Pickett

·        Clarence Carter

·        Al Green

·        Survivor featuring Jimi Jamison                       

·        Don Covay

·        The Bar-Kays

·        Bettye Lavette

·        The Sweet Inspirations

·        Clay Hammond

·        The Memphis All Star Band

·        Bobby Rush - Current - Blues Legend

·        FreeWorld – Current - Rock/Jazz

·        Michael McDonald

·        Solomon Burke

·        Isaac Hayes

·        Big Jack Johnson

 

Hi Profile Dates:

·        1994 Montreux Jazz Fest-Ann Peebles-Switzerland & Atlanta

·        1995 Robert Cray Birthday Bash-Ann Peebles/Robert Cray

·        1996 Poretta Sweet Soul Festival-The Memphis All Star Band & bettye Lavette, Sweet Inspirations, Sam Moore, Bar-Kays, Memphis Horns, Ann Peebles

·        The 1997 Olympics Atlanta-Ann Peebles & Rufis Thomas

·        Edinburgh Festival-Ann Peebles/Memphis Horns-Scotland

·        Monsteras Festival-Ann Peebles-Sweden

·        Universal Studio-Shirley Brown-Hollywood, CA

·        Gibson Anniversary-The Mother Station/Kiss

·        King Biscuit Festival-Ann Peebles

·        Pecan Festival-Ann Peebles-Pocono, PA

·        House of Blues Salute to Hi Records-Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson

·        North Sea Jazz Festival-Ann Peebles/Al Green

·        Pardiso-George Clinton/Ann Peebles-Amsterdam

·        The Soul Of Axelle Red-Axelle Red, Ann Peebles, Wilson Pickett, Sam Moore, Clarence Carter, Eddie Floyd

·        “Woodstock 99” W/ Rock Group Survivor featuring Jimi Jamison

·        2000 King Biscuit Blues Festival – Headlined with Blues Legend Bobby Rush

·        2001 Porretta Sweet Soul Festival-The Memphis All Star Band & Various Artists

·        2002 Porretta Sweet Soul Festival – Ann Peebles and Syl Johnson

·        2003 Stax’s Soul Comes Home Concert featuring Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Ann           Peebles.

·        2003 Grammy’s Premier Player Awards honoring Hi Records

·        2005  - Live at The STAX Museum w/ Ann Peebles and The Dream Team

·        2007 - GRAMMY-NARAS Honors Awards w / Aaron Neville, Kirk Whalum, Irma Thomas,

       Ann Peebles & Don Bryant

 

Special Interests:

 

"Here's a special tribute to my late dearest friend James Mitchell

(Brother of producing legend Willie Mitchell)"

 

 

Three of Paul Brown’s outfits originally worn by James Mitchell & Hi Rhythm Bassist Leroy 

"Flick" Hodges are now on exhibit at Memphis’ Stax Museum of American Soul Music.

 

 

Recent Tour Charts include *Ann Peebles *Steven Seagal *The Memphis Horns *FreeWorld

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