Author Topic: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (Read 171 times)

David Houck · « **on:** September 12, 2005, 05:29:36 AM »

In the aftermath of Katrina.

dela217 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2005, 06:12:47 AM »

I will certainly miss Clarence. One of the good guys. He was an incredible performer too. There are LOTS of master musicians in New Orleans. He was one of the best in my opinion. Very humble in spite of his fame. Check out some of his recordings if you can. But, of course it does not come close to the real performance, or sharing a stage with him.

Michael

lbpesq · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2005, 12:21:18 PM »

I saw Gatemouth in S.F. a few years back, I believe he was opening for Bonnie Raitt IIRC. I wasn't all that familiar with his music, but I loved his set. Real old fashioned. Band starts without him, then he walks on stage as a band member introduces CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN!. Then, afer each and every song, the loud CLARENCE GATEMOUTH BROWN gets repeated. Everything short of a band member covering him with a cloak as he walkks off, then throws the coat aside and comes back for more (ala James Brown - I actually saw Junior Walker do this routine back in '82).

Bill, tgo

smichaels · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2005, 12:35:18 PM »

I saw him in 98 at the NO Jazz Fest at the Praline Connection Gospel & Blues Hall in a tribute to the old Dew Drop Inn. Many a great performers were seen that night! He will be missed.

foth · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2005, 02:31:33 PM »

Gate was the perfect blend of jazz and blues. Real feisty too! He was his own genre.

hankster · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2005, 04:39:55 AM »

The obituary in Toronto's Globe and Mail noted that ...The first half of his career was spent in strip clubs and honky tonks. After a period of professional decline, he was discovered by European jazz and blues afficionados...