Uncle Rich Brown | |
Birth Name: | Richard Brown |
Alias: | "Uncle" |
Birth Place: | Alabama, U.S. |
Genre: | Blues |
Occupation: | Singer |
Richard Brown, also known as Uncle Rich Brown, was an American musician and singer of spirituals and blues. He lived on one plantation near Sumterville, Alabama, all his life.[1] John Lomax recorded him in 1937 and 1940 singing eleven songs,[2] most of them spirituals. One of his most popular recordings was "Alabama Bound".