Joe Brown & The Bruvvers

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Career. Brown's family moved to London when he was two and ran the Sultan public house in Grange Road, Plaistow. In 1956, Brown formed The Spacemen skiffle group, which lasted until the US led rock and roll invasion brought skiffle to a halt. In 1958 Brown was spotted by television producer Jack Good who hired him as lead guitarist in the orchestra of his new TV series, Boy Meets Girls.[2] Brown signed a management agreement with impressario Larry Parnes and signed to Decca Records. Brown charted with "The Darktown Strutters Ball" in 1960 and had UK Top 10 hits on the Piccadilly label in 1962-63 with "A Picture Of You", "It Only Took A Minute" and "That's What Love Will Do". In April 1961, Piccadilly Records released Brown's "Crazy Mixed Up Kid" as its first single.[3] Brown's recording band was a collection of session musicians, and was named The Bruvvers by Good, to give Brown the identity of having his own backing band for record releases. It was in 1962 when he needed a band to tour with him that 'Joe Brown and the Bruvvers' was cemented, containing two members of the Spacemen, brothers Tony and Pete Oakman. Brown was voted 'Top UK Vocal Personality' in the 1962 NME magazine poll.[1] In December 1963, What a Crazy World starring Brown and Marty Wilde, had its world premiere in London.[4] Brown appeared in films, pantomime and stage musicals, notably Charlie Girl in the West End. He presented the children's television series, Joe & Co, on BBC Television, and a daytime qu

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albums

Hits & Pieces: The Best of Joe Brown & the Bruvvers

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Giants of Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 2

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Dreamboats & Petticoats [Disc 1]

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British Rock & Roll, Vol. 1

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The Joe Brown Story: The Piccadilly/Pye Anthology

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Dreamboats And Petticoats

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Crazy Mixed-Up Kid: The Complete Pye/Piccadilly Recordings

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British Rock'n Roll Anthology 1956-64 Disc 1

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British Rock'n Roll Anthology 1956-64 Disc 2

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The Very Best Of Joe Brown

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Hits From 1962

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Dreamboats & Petticoats

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