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Thanks for visiting my web site (grahambrownsongs.com).
Here's a brief history about my music and where it all
started. Looking for even more detail? Then please
see my extended version bio
for the full scoop!
Wrong turn #1…
I was born in Glasgow, Scotland and moved to Canada
as a child, with my parents and older brother and
sister. We landed in Winnipeg and moved to Toronto
shortly after. Although I was still too young to
be in school, I have very strong memories of the old
house we lived in and the trees that lined our
street. From Toronto we moved back to Winnipeg for
a brief period and then headed west. As fate would
have it, we missed our highway turn-off for Calgary and
ended up in Edmonton. (Maybe Dad was still confused
about driving on the "wrong" side of the
road????) It was obviously meant to be, and we
only moved once more in my childhood - to a town about 5
miles north of Edmonton called St. Albert.
First Goes…
My first bands were in high school ("Stone"
in grade 7, "Triton" in grade 8). We
played covers and also did some songs I was writing at
the time. Strangely enough, I can still remember a
few. As always, I was playing a lot of sports
(hockey, soccer, baseball) and chasing girls, so I
wasn't taking the music thing seriously…until 1984.
On My Way…
By 1984 I was a founding member of Edmonton-based Jr.
Gone Wild, playing with them for a year.
I moved to Vancouver in 1985 and put together the
band Brilliant Orange. Our first release,
an EP on Zulu Records, became a national hit on college
and university radio stations.
In 1987, Brilliant Orange released a full
length CD on BMG Records. (only released by BMG's
U.S.A. label)
By 1992 my new band was Greenhouse, and we
released a six song cassette.
In 1993 our band was renamed Happyman.
We released the first of three full length CDs on Stomp
Records. Our first release, "Born
to Entertain", was met with good
reviews and an emerging fan base.
In 1996 Happyman's second CD, "Sunburst"
was also released to strong reviews.
It has gone on to sell well in Europe through our
American distributor.
Here I am…
In 1998 I released my first solo CD: Graham Brown
- "Brand New Smile".
My solo work has given me a new found freedom and I was
pleased "Brand New
Smile" was met with such positive
reviews.
In 1999 I got back together with Happyman and
we released our third CD, "Just
Like You". It was our toughest sounding
recording to date and was also met with good
reviews.
In 2001 I released my second solo
CD: Graham Brown - "Good
'n Broke" (July 2001 - Stomp Records). The
reviews were absolutely astounding and brought me a
whole new fan base in Europe and the US.
In 2005 I released my third solo CD
entitled Graham Brown - "Stand
Your Ground" .
In 2008 I released my fourth solo CD
"Do What You Should". This time
I gave the guys in my band (The
Prairie Dogs) full billing because they deserve
it. All of their hard work is
only part of what they do. Mark Gruft (drums) and
Dave Bridges (bass/vocals) are both fine musicians, good
friends and superb human beings.This is my 9th full length release to date and my 7th
for Stomp Records.
Well here we go
again my friends, April 2011, a couple of personnel
changes, the death of the Prairie Dogs, the resurrection
as The Graham Brown Band and after 40 hours in the
studio and a few at the pub we’ve cooked up some tasty
tunes. I'd like to welcome my old friends John Werner
(bass), and Rob Blackburn (keys, bg vocals, guitar) to
the band to join my stalwart of 20 years, Mark Gruft
(drums). These boys really kick some ass. I've put
together 18 new rock & roll songs for this latest
release entitled HIWATT.
This new baby is very different from
our last outing where I mellowed out on the guitar thing
a bit. The new record has lots of screaming wawa
guitars, pounding drums and bass, which, of course, are
all beautifully dressed in well written and emotionally
moving rock & roll songs….Don’t be afraid, there
are still some lovely quite moments where you can drift
off into a field of tall grass with your lover…. But
yes….ah yes… there are those times when nothing but
a good pounding will bring you back to earth , search
the blue skies above and look for truth…it’s all out
there and now so is HIWATT….. “What the …Who are
those guys … I want some”
TURN
ON ….. TURN UP ….. TUNE IN
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