In the 1950's, the Nashville Sound was making its mark
on the `pop' scene. However, the country genre had so far
failed to gain a No.1 hit on the pop charts. The closest it
had come to that achievement was in 1957, when the
legendary Patsy Cline reached the No.2 spot with `Walkin'
After Midnight'. The honor of recording the first country
No.1 hit to crossover to No.1 on the pop charts was earned
by sisters, Maxine and Bonnie Brown, and their group's lead
singer, brother Jim Ed Brown. The group was known as The
Browns. The first `countrypolitan' No.1 hit was `The Three
Bells'. Ironically, the alternative name for the song was
`Little Jimmy Brown'.
Jim Ed Brown was born on 1st. April 1934 in Sparkman,
Arkansas. As a youngster, More...
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