Shirley Brown
Shirley Brown
Top Songs
| 1 | Woman To Woman | ||
| 2 | This Used to Be Your House | ||
| 3 | (I've Got To) Sleep With One Eye Open | ||
| 4 | Too Much Candy | ||
| 5 | You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man |
Albums
Jan 2011 • 15 songs
Mar 2009 • 13 songs
Apr 2004 • 11 songs
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About
Biography
Born January 6, 1947, in West Memphis, the Browns moved to St. Louis, MO, when Shirley was very young. Cutting her teeth in church, at the age of ten, she earned a reputation in gospel circles throughout the city for delivering powerful solos. In her late teens, she concentrated on secular music and sung with many of the city's soul singers. Her first recordings, produced by Oliver Sain, did nothing nationally but made some noise locally. "I Ain't Gonna Tell" and "Love Is Built On a Strong Foundation" found their way to Memphis R&B stations, giving Brown the impetus, with the ...