10 Facts About Nappy Brown

Elvis Presley reportedly used to see Nappy Brown perform whenever he appeared in Memphis.

At the urging of Bob Margolin, former guitarist for Muddy Waters's band and a fan of Nappy Brown, Nappy Brown returned to the music industry, beginning with a successful tour of Scandinavia in 1983.

In 1984,14 years since his last recording, Nappy Brown signed with Landslide Records and released the album Tore Up with The Heartfixers.

Reviews were positive; the album and Nappy Brown were each nominated for a Blues Music Award.

Nappy Brown was a musical guest on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion on October 20,2007.

At the ceremony for the Blues Music Awards in May 2008, Nappy Brown gave one last electrifying performance, capping an incredible comeback year.

On June 1,2008, following a performance at the Crawfish Festival in Augusta, New Jersey, Nappy Brown fell ill due to series of ailments and was hospitalized.

Nappy Brown died in his sleep on September 20,2008, at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nappy Brown was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on August 24,2002.

Nappy Brown's 1956 recording of "Open Up That Door", is featured in a national commercial for Google, as of June 2020.