Chuck Brown (New Age musician)
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Chuck Brown (born 1957) is an American
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singer, songwriter and solo pianist who grew up in Columbus
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. His piano works are considered to be in the New Age music
New Age music
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genre, which is typified by gentle, flowing arrangements and strong melodies.
After years of sporadic writing and recording, his first album, Unadorned, was recorded in 1997. The album was picked up for airplay by a number of college stations and new age radio programs. Three years later, he received extensive airplay for his second piano album, Breathe. The album charted in the Top 60 for New Age airplay nationally. His third solo piano disc, Incandescence, was released in 2004. It continues to be a popular selection on satellite digital and internet radio, as well as New Age radio programs.
Brown has written hundreds of songs across multiple genres, and has also recorded an album of his original music for children, under the moniker Chuck Brown & The Chuckleberries.
Discography
- 1997 Unadorned
- 1998 The Big Love (recorded as The Grace Project)
- 2000 Breathe
- 2001 Yellowberry Jam (recorded as Chuck Brown & The Chuckleberries)
- 2004 Incandescence