| Welcome to Mel Brown's new website. From time to time, we will update you on what Mel and his band has been up to in this "News" Section. |
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June 2007 Mel Brown The DVD has been nominated in the Reader's Choice Best Blues DVD of 2006 by the Living Blues Magazine. To add your vote, click here to go to the Living Blues Magazine site.
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January 2007 Happy New Year, everyone! We've added some videos on YouTube.com. One features Mel playing his instrumental "Crosstown" at Liquid, in Toronto. The other features Miss Angel singing "Just Your Fool" during the "That's the way I Tumble" recording sessions. In addition to these videos, we've also added Finis Tasby's video of "America" recorded as Liquid in Toronto. This song features Mel on guitar along with Enrico Crivellaro, Alec Fraser, Jimmy Boudreau and Finis Tasby. We hope you enjoy them.
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November 2006 Mel Brown has been nominated for three Maple Blues Awards - Electric Act of the Year, Recording of the Year and Guitarist of the Year. To cast your vote, please register at www.mapleblues.ca. The Maple Blues Award will take place at The Mod Club Theatre (722 College Street, West, Toronto) on Monday, January 15, 2007.
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November 2006 Mel Brown and Miss Angel have been kind enough to do paintings in support of kidney research in Canada.Ê The paintings, part of A Brush of Hope - Celebrity Paintings for Kidney Research, are now available on eBay for fans to bid on! Ê Please check out Mel's painting at Miss Angel's painting is at
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October 2004 Here's an update on our good friend Mel Brown. Mel has suffered with respiratory problems for the last few years and shortly after arriving at the Silver Dollar room for his birthday bash gig on Oct.16th he became ill and was taken to Mount Sinai hospital with breathing difficulties. I was able to visit him several times and of course Miss Angel never left his side. As the week went on he improved steadily and last night he was transferred to St. Mary's Hospital in Kitchener where he will continue to recuperate. Many thanks to all who came out to see Mel at the Dollar and many thanks to Mel's band The Homewreckers (John Lee, Al Richardson, Jim Boudreau) who along with two real gentlemen, Shawn Kellerman and Sherman Lee Dillon from Jackson Mississippi,stepped in and put on a great show. Right now all our thoughts are on wishing Mel a speedy recovery. If you wish to send a message to Mel, please feel free to add your thoughts to the Guest Book or if you would prefer to send a card, please send it to: Mel Brown c/o Electri-Fi Records Box 191 Lasalle Stn. Niagara Falls, N.Y. 14304 U.S.A. or Mel Brown c/o Electro-Fi Records 40 Beaverdale Rd. Toronto, Ontario M8Y 3Y4 CANADA
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September 2004 Electro-Fi Records are pleased to announce a very special Toronto appearance by W.C. Handy Award and Blues With A Feeling Award winner MEL BROWN who will be celebrating his 65th Birthday at the Silver Dollar Room on Saturday October 16th at 8pm. Helping Mel celebrate will be his ultra tight band The Homewreckers featuring John Lee on keyboards, Al Richardson on bass, Jim Boudreau on drums and Miss Angel, vocals.Described by Living Blues magazine as "one of the last great blues guitar players of his generation" and by ROLLING STONE in April 2004 as "Funky, primeval and perfect". Mel Brown is a true virtuoso of the blues guitar. An Electro-Fi artist since 1999, Mel's CD "Neck Bones & Caviar" won the prestigous W.C. Handy Award for "Blues Comeback Album of the Year" in 2001. BLUES REVUE hailed the CD as "Dangerously intense, first rate and so good it almost isn't fair". Don't miss this chance to celebrate the 65th Birthday of both a great guy and a true blues original.Join Mel Brown and the Homewreckers at the Silver Dollar Room on Saturday October 16th. Showtime is 8pm. www.silverdollarroom.com For more info visit: www.electrofi.com Andrew Galloway President P.S. Speaking of Blues Legends and their birthdays. Many Happy Returns to Electro-Fi artist SNOOKY PRYOR who turns 83 years young on Wednesday September 15th. For those in the Kitchener area, there will be a 65 th Birthday Bash at the Wax in Kitchener on October 5th, at 6:00 pm. Come and join Mel celebrate his birthday.
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January 2004 Mel Brown toured with Snooky Pryor and the Mississippi Wrecking Crew in Europe this past summer. He In a ceremony held in Toronto, January 19th at the Maple Blues Awards (Canada's Handy's) Mel Brown was awarded the "Blues With a Feeling" Lifetime Achievement Award. mel was selected from an outstanding field of nominees by the board of the Toronto Blues Society. electro-Fi Record's andrew Galloway accepted the award on Mel's behalf and was treated to a special video tribute to Mel. The video featured heartfelt tributes to Mel from such old friends as B.B. King, Snooky Pryor, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Marcia Ball, Little Milton, Rusty Zinn, Willie Smith and Bob Stroger. Mel would like to sincerely thank his many friends and fans in Canada. Mel has just completed work on his old friend SAM MYER'S solo outing and Electro-Fi debut "Coming From The Old School". Mel provided his usual stellar guitar work as well as some first rate piano and B-3. The disc has an early summer release date. Speaking of excellent discs, after a well deserved break, (Mel and Miss Angel will be spending the month of February in Mississippi), Mel will resume work on both his upcoming studio recording "Blues: A Beautiful Thing" and Miss Angel's Electro-Fi debut, "That's The Way I Tumble". Check this site for release dates.
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November 2003 Mel Brown toured with Snooky Pryor and the Mississippi Wrecking Crew in Europe this past summer. He recently appeared in the "Blues on the East Side" Benefit in Cambridge, Ontario with the Homewreckers. Mel is currently in the studio working on his brand new CD which is scheduled to be released next year. |