Sam Brown (singer)
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Brown (with drummer Gilson Lavis) performing live with Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, 2006
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| Birth name | Samantha Brown |
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7 October 1964 Stratford, London, England |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Website | onecandle |
Samantha Brown (born 7 October 1964) is an English female singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer.
In a music career spanning more than 30 years, Brown is an accomplished ukulele player, and was an accomplished blue-eyed soul and jazz singer. Brown came to prominence in the late 1980s as a solo artist, releasing six singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s. Her solo singles, sometimes dealing with lost love included "Stop!", "This Feeling", "Can I Get a Witness", "Kissing Gate", "With a Little Love" and "Just Good Friends". She is also known for her work as a session backing vocalist, artists she had worked with included Small Faces, Spandau Ballet, Adam Ant, Jon Lord (of Deep Purple), Pink Floyd (also David Gilmour), The Firm, Gary Moore, George Harrison and Nick Cave.
Brown released her debut album Stop! in 1988. Since then, she has released five studio albums, one EP and three compilation albums, but lost her singing voice in 2007 and has since been unable to sing. She has married once and is the mother of two children.
Samantha Brown was born on 7 October 1964, in Stratford, east London, England. She is the daughter of musician Joe Brown and session singer Vicki Brown. Brown's first work in the music industry was in 1978 at the age of 14, when she sang backing vocals on the final studio album by the Small Faces, 78 in the Shade. She also worked as a backing vocalist with several other bands, including Spandau Ballet and with her mother on former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord's third solo album Before I Forget.
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