Biography
Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp, 12 October 1929, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Brown began his career as a gospel singer, but moved to R&B when an appearance in Newark, New Jersey, led to a recording contract with Savoy Records in 1954. A deep-voiced, highly individual R&B singer, he had a number of hits during the 50s, including "Don't Be Angry" (1955), the Rose Marie McCoy/Charlie Singleton song "Piddily Patter Patter (Pitter Patter)" (a pop hit in Patti Page's cover version), "It Don't Hurt No More" (1958), and "I Cried Like A Baby" (1959). He also made the original version of "The Right Time", a 1958 hit for Ray Charles (as "(Night Time Is) The Right Time"). A prison term kept Brown inactive for much of the 60s. He returned to music with an album for Elephant V in 1969 and recorded gospel music in the 70s with the Bell Jubilee Singers for Jewel and as Brother Napoleon Brown for Savoy. In the 80s, Brown was rediscovered by a later...
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