Arthur Brown

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Born 24 June 1944.

Arthur Brown Harry Goodwin/Redferns

Biography

Arthur Brown (born Arthur Wilton Brown on 24 June 1942) is an English rock and roll musician best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style, wide ranging operatic vocal style and significant influence on Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Marilyn Manson, George Clinton, Kiss, King Diamond, and Bruce Dickinson, among others, and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, "Fire" in 1968.

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BBC Reviews

  1. Fire - The Story Of Arthur Brown 2003

    Reviewed by Rob Fawcett

    This 'Story Of' puts Brown's early albums in perspective, but sometimes (all together...

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