Jeff Brown (musician)

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Jeff Brown
Cats in Space - Jeff Brown bass.jpg
Brown in 2017
Background information
Born (1960-07-14) 14 July 1960 (age 64)
Stratford, London, U.K.
GenresRock
Instrument(s)Bass, vocals
Years active1981–present
Member of Cats In Space, The Trems
Formerly of Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Andy Scott's Sweet, The Tremeloes

Jeff Brown (born 14 July 1960 [1] ) is a British singer and bass guitarist. Brown is a former member of Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, Andy Scott's Sweet, and The Tremeloes, and a current member of Cats in Space and Tremeloes spinoff, The Trems. [2] [3] [4] Jeff has performed on stage with Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Bernie Marsden (Whitesnake) and John Coghlan (Status Quo).

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Biography

Born in Stratford, Brown got his first bass and played his first gig at fourteen. [1] [3] His influences were Deep Purple, Free, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Slade, and many glam rock and hard rock stars. [3]

One of Brown's first professional bands was Wildfire, that was led by former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno, a group he was in from 1982 to 1985. [3] Brown also toured with Dumpy's Rusty Nuts, and in 1987, Brown joined Andy Scott's Sweet, [3] and was bassist (and eventually lead vocalist) for sixteen years, leaving at the beginning of 2003. [5]

In 2005, Brown was invited by Dave Munden to play with The Tremeloes. [3] [6] Also in 2005, he formed "The Original Jukebox Heroes", which has included former members of Paper Lace, Bay City Rollers, The Glitter Band, and Herman's Hermits. [7] Brown was in the Tremeloes until December 2016, when the band ended following the retirement of sole original member, Dave Munden. Munden gave his blessing to the last lineup of the Tremeloes (Brown, Joe Gillingham, and Syd Twynham) to carry on as "The Trems".

Jeff's first solo album, 23 Years, was released in 2015. [8] The albums lineup included Brown on lead vocals and bass, former Warlock guitarists Niko Arvanitis and Peter Szigeti, keyboardist Gary Moberley and drummer Jürgen Reinert, Ralf Bronckhorst on acoustic guitars, former Tremeloes member Joe Gillingham on backing vocals. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dumpy's Rusty Nuts Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Simpson, Bob (2015-10-15). "Jeff Brown - 23 Years". Phoenix FM. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  4. ↑ Wild, Kc (2018-12-21). "Axe Crazy: Wildfire: The fire still burns!". Axe Crazy. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  5. ↑ "The Sweet - Official Website". The Sweet. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Darren (2023-06-12). "Tremeloes". Darren's music blog. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  7. ↑ "The Original Jukebox Heroes". The Original Jukebox Heroes. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  8. 1 2 W, Axel (2015-09-14). "Jeff Brown '23 Years' Album Details Revealed". www.rockngrowl.com. Retrieved 2024-12-08.

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