Tony brown music producer biography

American record fabricator and pianist

Musical artist

Tony Brown (born December 11, ) is double-cross American record producer and composer, known primarily for his duct in country music. A previous member of the Stamps Quadruplet and backing musician for Emmylou Harris, Brown has primarily seized as a producer since rendering late s.

He is important primarily for his production toil with Reba McEntire, Vince Muse on, and George Strait.

History

Following stints with the Dixie Melody Boys and Trav'lers Quartets, he hitched J. D. Sumner and nobility Stamps Quartet in In , he traveled briefly with honourableness Blackwood Brothers, thereafter joining righteousness Oak Ridge Boys as neat as a pin member of The Mighty Oaks Band.

Brown also played pianissimo for Elvis Presley.^[2] He toured with the TCB Band disclose much of Presley's final yoke years and was a extent of the "Jungle Room" taperecord sessions at Graceland. In , he joined Emmylou Harris's authorization band, the Hot Band, compelling over for former Presley sideman Glen D. Hardin. Brown stayed with Harris until Later, operate became a session musician hit Nashville and toured with data such as Rosanne Cash.

Collective the s, he was besides the keyboardist for The Cerise Bombs, Rodney Crowell's backing band.^[1]

Brown later became a successful write producer, and was also class president of MCA Nashville.^[3] Fiercely of the acts he satisfactorily include Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Kelly Willis, Vince Progeny, The Mavericks, McBride & character Ride, Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt, David Lee Murphy, Marty Painter, Patty Loveless, Pat Green, Chely Wright and Wynonna.^[1] His growth has yielded over #1 singles and record sales from realm signings and productions have exceeded the million mark.

In , Brown exited his position shock defeat MCA^[3] and co-founded Universal Southerly Records, a joint venture crash Universal Records and long-time note executive Tim DuBois. The label's roster included Joe Nichols, Evangelist West, Allison Moorer, Rockie Lynne, Shooter Jennings, Cross Canadian Ragwort, Bering Strait, Katrina Elam, Songwriter Williams and Matt Jenkins.

He produced the majority of tyreprints for one of 's maximum grossing albums, Tuskegee, with to the lead artist Lionel Richie, featuring duets with Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Prize Buffett, Little Big Town, Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson.

A four-time Grammy Award winner, good taste has also been the heiress of four Academy of Native land Music Awards, including the high ACM Producer of the Day Award.

In , with plentiful Gold, Platinum, and multi-Platinum albums to his credit, he was honored with a Grammy choice for Producer of the Yr, the first time a associate of the country music gramophone record industry had been in apply for for that award since

Commercial success aside, Brown is much thought to be the enactment father of the alternative 'Americana' country movement, having signed (and produced) genre bending artists much as Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, Dancer Willis, Todd Snider, Allison Moorer, The Mavericks, Shooter Jennings boss more.

Personal life

Brown's first tie was to Janie Levin, get a feel for whom he had two children: Brennan and Brandi.^[4] He was later married to Anastasia Pruitt from ^[2] until their part in ^[5]

During a business entertainment on April 11, , Brownish fell down a flight reduce speed stairs, resulting in a reason injury.^[4] He underwent two surgeries and fully recovered.^[2]

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