Oliver C. Brown
| Oliver C. Brown | |
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Brown in Gravity 180 documentary
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oliver Charles Brown |
| Born |
December 1, 1946 Berkeley, California, United States |
| Genres | Disco, pop, jazz, funk, R&B, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Percussion |
| Years active | 1969-present |
| Labels | TK Records, Warner Brothers, Motown |
| Associated acts | Gravity 180 |
| Website | OliverCBrown.com |
Oliver C. Brown (sometimes credited as Oliver Brown) is an American percussionist. Brown was one of the original members of KC & The Sunshine Band. For over 4 decades, Brown has played with well-known performers from Natalie Cole to Jermaine Jackson.
Brown’s first big break came in Florida with TK Records as their in house percussionist. He recorded and/or toured with most of their artists, including Benny Latimore, Little Beaver, Clarence Reid, Betty Wright, Gwen McCrae, and George McCrae. Following this, he became one of the original members of KC and The Sunshine Band as they recorded their 1974 debut album Do It Good, followed by the album KC and the Sunshine Band which featured "Get Down Tonight" and "That's the Way (I Like It)", their first number one hits on the Billboard charts.
After moving to Los Angeles, California, Brown expanded his musical horizons with the aid of his brother, Eddie Brown of the famed folk duet of the sixties, Joe and Eddie. Eddie Brown arranged his first recording session in L.A. with Gene McDaniels who recorded the 1960s hit, "A Hundred Pounds of Clay". Gene was producing Nancy Wilson at the time, so Eddie told Gene of Oliver Brown’s credits with KC and The Sunshine Band, who were then featured on the cover of Cashbox magazine. Gene then invited Brown to the studio to meet him where to his surprise in the studio were sitting: George Duke on keyboards, Ron Carter on Bass, and Steve Gadd on drums. His knees began to knock, at the prospect of being thrown cold into a session with some of the world’s finest musicians. But, to his relief, Gene had planned to have him do an overdub the next day. He successfully completed the recording session and earned his credits on Nancy Wilson’s album, This Mother’s Daughter. This opened the door for more recording and touring with such artists as Jermaine Jackson, The Whispers, Larry Vann, Billy Preston, Leo Sayer, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Thelma Houston, saxophonist Cal Bennett, John Stewart, Doug Mcleod, The Beach Boys, Ron Thompson, Chris Bennett, Nils, Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood’s Blue Whale Blues Band and many other Warner Brothers, Capitol Records and Motown Recording artists.
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