Between them they discovered a magnetic chemistry that manifested not only in music, but in all aspects of their relationship. Behind Grifters & Shills is John and Rebecca Stoll, native Texans who met in a classic rock/blues jam band in 2008. Theirs was a fiery collision, bearing forth a sound that was at once novel and instantly familiar-high lonesome harmonies with a rock and roll soul. Hers was the classic sound of the East Texas piney woods. Music is what we have in common.”The Leonard "Lowdown" Brown Band can be seen performing in the Greater Houston area and touring extensively in the near future." Most people come to listen to music to have fun and dance it’s a way to unify people. When asked what he loves about playing for a live audience, he shares, “The thing about music, to me, is that it’s a way to bring people together and get them on the same frequency. Roger Wood and James Fraher's definitive work on Houston area blues legends, "Down in Houston, Bayou City Blues." Having won the Houston Blues Society's first regional International Blues Challenge in 1997, the Leonard "Lowdown" Brown Band advanced to the finals in Memphis the following year.īrown is featured in Dr. Leonard Brown has opened for, accompanied or recorded with such luminaries as Johnnie Taylor, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Trudy Lynn, Sister Sledge, Solomon Burke, Calvin Owens, Diunna Greenleaf, Jonn Del Toro Richardson and Z.Z. Born into a musical family near Chicago, Leonard "Lowdown" Brown spent his formative years steeped in the Jubilee style of Gospel music, later transitioning into secular music, specifically, blues.Ī true stylist, Brown's distinctive fretwork and inimitable vocals have captivated Gulf Coast area fans in a career spanning four plus decades.
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