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James Brown a.k.a. Jim Brown
Also known asThe King
Born1968 (age 55–56) [1]
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Years active1998–present
Website www.homeoftheking.com

James "The King" Brown (born 1968) is a Belfast-born Elvis Presley tribute act known for his covers of songs done in the style of Elvis. [2] [3] In the vein of "songs that Elvis should have done," [4] Brown often performs songs by other artists such as " Whole Lotta Rosie", originally by AC/DC, and " Crazy Little Thing Called Love", originally by Queen.

Career

Initially a career Belfast postman, Brown became a singer after the positive reaction he received performing " Suspicious Minds" and " The Wonder of You" at a bar in Belfast, and attracting the attention of local singer-songwriter, record producer & former Energy Orchard frontman Bap Kennedy. [5] [6] [7]

Brown's first album, Gravelands was originally recorded for and released by the London-based Dressed To Kill label in 1997 before being licensed to EMI Electrola in 1998. The album contained his biggest hits " Come as You Are" by Nirvana and " Whole Lotta Rosie" by AC/DC. [1] Gravelands would go on to sell half a million copies. [8] In 2000, Brown released his second album Return to Splendor which contained the hit " Under The Bridge" originally by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Brown also toured with the Fun Lovin' Criminals and Stereophonics. [9] Due to a management dispute in 2000, he parted ways with his band. Thanks to music producer Zeus B. Held, Brown gained a new set of German backing instrumentalists, mostly from Freiburg. [10] Brown's cover of Roger Miller's 1964 single " King of the Road" was featured in a 2001 Audi commercial on German TV and subsequently released as a single. [11] [12] In 2005 Brown released his third studio album Any Way You Want Me via Browman Records – his first with original songs rather than cover versions. [10]

In 2009 Brown recorded "When the Rebel Comes Home", "Waiting for this Moment" and "Until it Happens" at Ardent Studios for the film Lonely Street (2009). [13] [14] In April 2014 he released Return to Gravelands, a 'best of' album consisting of tracks from his first three albums and the three otherwise unavailable contributions from Lonely Street. [13] [14] This was accompanied by a European tour of the same name, culminating in a one-off performance at Belfast's Empire on 9 May. Brown continues to perform live in Northern Ireland but occasionally travels to other countries throughout Europe,mainly Germany, to perform" [6] [15] September 2020 saw the release of the second Willow Springs (a project by fellow NI musician, Mark Crockard) album "Night-time Radio" featuring two original songs written for Jim - "Hello Friend" and "To be with you".

Personal life

Brown is married, with five children, and lives in Newtownabbey. [16]

Discography

Gravelands (album)

Return To Splendor (album)

  • Released: 2000 [17]
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Electrola
  • Chart position: No. 15 in Germany; No. 97 in Switzerland [19]

"King of the Road (single)" from the album King of the road : der Hit aus der Audi Werbung [11]

Live in Concert (album)

  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD

Any Way You Want Me (album)

  • Released: 2005 [20]
  • Format: CD

The American Sound Show (album)

  • Released: 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Elvis-Presley-Gesellschaft [21]

Lonely Street (film soundtrack)

  • Released: 2009
  • Producer: Danny Seraphine [22]
  • Tracks: "When the Rebel Comes Home", "Waiting for this Moment", "Until It Happens"

References

  1. ^ a b c Johnson, Beth (16 April 1999). "Mailhouse Rock". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ^ Sturges, Fiona (9 January 1999). "First Night: Postman brings Elvis back to life". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The man who would be king". Derry Journal. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ^ Gilbert, Peter (2014). My Old Man's A Busman. AuthorHouse. p. 61. ISBN  9781496978677. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ Vaziri, Aidin (23 May 1999). "Q & A with an Elvis Impersonator". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ a b "The King and I". Belfast Telegraph. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. ^ Vanhorn, Teri (14 January 1999). "Best Of '99: It's Now Or Nevermind: Elvis Impersonator Does Nirvana". MTV. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  8. ^ Weber, Manuel (12 April 2014). "Elvis ist zurück!". Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Konzert: The King" (in German). Dortmund. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b Gröbbels, Udo (20 May 2010). "Interview mit The King" (in German). Rocktimes.de. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "King of the road : der Hit aus der Audi Werbung" (in German). German National Library. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  12. ^ King of the road der Hit aus der Audi Werbung. Online Computer Library Center. 22 February 1999. OCLC  725636435. Retrieved 17 July 2014 – via WorldCat.
  13. ^ a b Seraphine, Danny (23 September 2010). Street Player: My Chicago Story. John Wiley & Sons. p. 284. ISBN  9780470625736. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  14. ^ a b Beifuss, John (1 August 2009). "Septuagenarian Elvis, comedy thriller take long route to DVD release". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Shared Future Concert packs'em in". Ballymena Times. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  16. ^ Carson, Helen (23 January 2018). "Me and my health: Jim 'The King' Brown - The hip-swivelling I do on stage as Elvis gives me sore joints". Belfast Telegraph.
  17. ^ a b Reid, Graham (6 July 2012). "The King: Come As You Are (1998)". Elsewhere.co.nz. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  18. ^ Hung, Steffen. "The King – Gravelands". uk-charts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  19. ^ Hung, Steffen (20 October 2006). "The King – Return To Splendor". uk-charts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  20. ^ "THE KING". The Belfast Empire Music Hall. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  21. ^ "Elvis Presley CD Info". Elvisoncd.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  22. ^ "Lonely Street (2009)". TCM.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.

External links

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