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Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown at Aladdin Records, 1947

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown at Aladdin Records, 1947

The Events Leading Up to the Texas Bluesman’s Debut Session

Dec 07, 2023
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Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown at Aladdin Records, 1947
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One morning in early March 1947, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown stood alongside Highway 90 heading east out of San Antonio and raised his thumb in the air. By then, the 22-year-old had been a professional drummer for several years. Soon after arriving in Houston, he stopped in at Don Robey’s upscale nightclub, the Bronze Peacock, where T-Bone Walker was hea…

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