... a remarkable and innovative musician. He bristles at being pigeonholed as a "blues" musician, or as any stylist, and prefers to call himself a purveyor of American music. Fair enough: versatile at fiddle, accordion, drums, and guitar, and having performed jazz, blues, zydeco and even country with aplomb, skill, and wit, Brown's assessment of his work is astonishingly accurate, if not particularly modest. (Rick Koster, Louisiana Music p. 131) Outstanding.File under:
Discography: Albums 1972-82 1986-Present Compilations 1974-95
1999-Present; Other contributions
In the music library: Just Got Lucky
The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary Collection: We're Outta Here
City Of Dreams: Big Easy Blues: Dollar Got The Blues
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans: Going Back To Louisiana
Links: Wikipedia AllMusic Discogs 45cat 64 Parishes All About Blues Music NPR
Texas State Historical Association Alligator Records Library of Congress No Depression Reviews
Obituary: Guitarist Clarence Gatemouth Brown Dies at 81 JazzTimes