Nappy Brown

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Nappy Brown is the stage name of Napoleon Brown Culp (born October 12, 1929, died September 20, 2008). Nappy Brown's earliest musical influences were blues and gospel. As a youngster he performed in several gospel groups, including the Heavenly Lights. Nappy's singing eventually brought him in touch with Herman Lubinsky's Newark, NJ Savoy label, which signed him in the early 1950s to compete with shouters like Roy Brown, Wynonie Harris and Big Joe Turner. Brown's unique delivery featuring rolled consonants allegedly led Lubinsky to exclaim, "Well, what do you know, a colored guy who sings Yiddish! This must be my lucky day!" A big man with an incredible amount of energy, Nappy soon became famous for his wild stage antics. Touring with the likes of Little Richard and Jackie Wilson, Nappy always got the crowds involved in his performances, often getting in the audience down on his knees and singing or dancing with the ladies. Between 1955 and 1959, Brown appeared over and over on Billboard's R&B charts, with hits like "Don't Be Angry," which reached number two nationwide. Other big songs for Nappy included "Pitter Patter" in 1955, "It Don't Hurt No More" in 1958, and I Cried Like A Baby in 1959. But probably the song that had the biggest impact for Nappy was a tune he wrote and recorded, but is best remembered as a hit for Ray Charles--"Night Time Is The Right Time." In the early 1960s, Nappy continued to record and tour, but eventually ended his association with Savoy Recor

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Night Time Is the Right Time

Don't Be Angry!

Don't Be Angry (Savoy Singles 1954 - 1956)

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Giving You R'n'B! (Remastered)

Long Time Coming

Cry-Baby

Cry Baby

Don't Be Angry

The Right Time (Singles 1957 - 1960)

Night Time Is The Best Time - The Best Of Nappy Brown

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Cry-Baby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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200 Blues Classics

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