1. Jamieson "Junior" Brown was born on June 12,1952 and is an American country guitarist and singer.
17 Facts About Junior Brown
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Junior Brown has released twelve studio albums in his career, and has charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts.
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Junior Brown was born in Cottonwood, Arizona; at an early age his family moved to Kirksville, Indiana.
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In 1985, Junior Brown created a new type of double-neck guitar, with some assistance from Michael Stevens.
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When performing, Junior Brown plays the guitar by standing behind it, while it rests on a small music stand.
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Junior Brown commissioned a "pedal guit-steel" which adds pedals to the instrument for more musical control.
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Junior Brown has stated that the invention of the guit-steel was always a matter of convenience so that he could play both lap steel and lead guitar during live performances and not directly motivated by a desire to be a "one man band".
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Junior Brown quickly became a local success in Austin, Texas, as the house band at the Continental Club.
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In 1996, Junior Brown released Semi Crazy, and followed it with Long Walk Back.
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In 1996, Junior Brown was featured on the Beach Boys' now out-of-print album Stars and Stripes Vol.
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The song features Junior Brown playing guitar and singing lead with the Beach Boys singing harmonies and backing vocals.
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Junior Brown appeared in the music video for "Honky Tonk Song" by George Jones in 1996 and won the CMA Country Music Video of the Year award that year for his video, "My Wife Thinks You're Dead", which featured 6-foot-7-inch Gwendolyn Gillingham.
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Junior Brown played a cameo part in "Drive", the second episode of season six of The X-Files.
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Junior Brown reprised his role in an episode of Adult Swim's Xavier: Renegade Angel created by rock band PFFR.
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On October 12,2012, Junior Brown released the EP Volume 10, containing six new songs.
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On May 24,2018, Junior Brown released his 11th album, Deep in the Heart Of Me.
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On May 27,2020, Rolling Stone magazine's listing of 50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own, honored Junior Brown's US released album, 12 Shades of Junior Brown.