Real name: Juanita Vastine

Effective period / Period of releases: 1954

"Georgia Brown" aka "Sweet Georgia Brown", born Juanita Vastine, was best known as a member of Roy Lanham's Whippoorwills, which she joined in 1950 and spent 6-7 years singing with. According to music researcher Greg Adams, the group toured the Midwest United States extensively, and also had extended residences in Hollywood, appearing for a time on radio programs hosted by Smiley Burnette and Roy Rogers.
Born July 23, 1918 in Kentucky, USA.
Died September 11, 2012 at age 94, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Juanita grew up in Butler, Kentucky, and in 1942, was hired as a vocalist for WLW's Moon River program in Cincinatti, where she performed under the name Georgia Brown. In addition to Moon River, she sang on Ruth Lyons' programs and as part of the trio Mary, Jean, and Betty.