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Biography
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Don Brown
American big band vocalist.
Appeared as a vocalist in 1940's releases of Tommy Tucker And His Orchestra. He charted 3 times in the U.S. from 1941-5 with Tommy Tucker Time. The songs included: "You Walk By" (which landed at #16 in 1941), "Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland" (#18 in 1942), and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Sante Fe", which hit #10 in 1945.
Died: May 20, 1951--in auto accident while still with Tommy Tucker Orchestra. Billy Dee (saxophonist in orchestra) also died in the accident. Don Brown was with band from 1940 to 1951.
Appeared as a vocalist in 1940's releases of Tommy Tucker And His Orchestra. He charted 3 times in the U.S. from 1941-5 with Tommy Tucker Time. The songs included: "You Walk By" (which landed at #16 in 1941), "Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland" (#18 in 1942), and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Sante Fe", which hit #10 in 1945.
Died: May 20, 1951--in auto accident while still with Tommy Tucker Orchestra. Billy Dee (saxophonist in orchestra) also died in the accident. Don Brown was with band from 1940 to 1951.