“My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the time. The first record that really caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music.” FirstsBigsEyeFatherSoundRecordsPlayerListeningGrewBandGrew UpEarsJazzCaughtBrownIllinoisTenorsColtraneBrownies Author:Meshell Ndegeocello
“The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.” FirstsSawsBandSuitsBrownMike Author:Jeff Lynne
“People really need to show up early to hear Hollis Brown. They are just an unbelievable live band.” PeopleNeedsShowsBandBrownUnbelievableUp Early Author:Adam Duritz
“The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band.” BandBrown Author:Doris Day
“I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it - like, they say "rock". Because the white singers can't sound like James Brown, they call him "soul". They've been doing that for years. That's the prejudice crap.” YearsSoulKidsUsedEnjoySoundWhiteCompanyRecordsRocksListeningBandPrejudiceRadioSingersLabelsBrownCrapRecord Companies Author:Miles Davis