i think it is so wonderful that i located this artist, my grannie and mom use to talk about him in the 70/80s and now he has resurfaced. we are
 suppose to be related to him , and i would reallly like to know if he can be contacted. the music is great!!!!!
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It’s hard to keep a good bluesman down. Just ask 80+ year old Piney Brown who’s obviously feeling a bit restless in his old age and has launched a full blown comeback. Blues shouter Brown sounds surprisingly good some sixty years after making his first record on "One of These Days", his energetic second outing for the Pittsburgh based Bonedog label.
Brown waxed his first record back in 1947 and his roaring voice was very much in the blues shouters mold of more famous peers like Big Joe Turner, Wynonie Harris and Roy Brown. Brown cut a slew of strong rocking sides for labels like Apollo, King, Par, Atlas, Duke and Sittin" In With although nothing never hit the charts. He was versatile enough to sail into the 60’s and 70’s by updating his sound for the soul market, cutting sides for the legendary Sound Stage 7 label. He was also a noted songwriter, penning "Popcorn" for James Brown and "Just A Little Bit" for Rosco Gordon. Brown continued to perform on a regular basis throughout the 1970's before disappearing from the music scene. Brown recorded the excellent "My Task" a few years back and "One of These Days" finds him once again in inspired form.
"One of These Days" is a fine showcase for Brown’s still expressive, soulful vocals and top notch songwriting. Brown tackles blues, soul and funky R&B with ease backed by booting band with a strong horn section. The results are timeless yet contemporary. Brown revisits some old numbers like the slinky blues of "(They Call Her) Rosalee" and swinging jump blues of "Talkin’ ‘Bout You" and "Walk A Block And Fall", two cooking numbers that bring to mind the glory days of jump blues. Backed by a punchy, funky horn section Brown delivers wonderful originals like the surging "Ain’t It A Shame", he pours on the funk on the 70’s sounding "Super Bad" and delivers superb ballads in "In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)" and the aching "One of These Days" backed by just organ and piano.
With "One of These Days" Piney Brown continues a remarkable, totally successful comeback. Brown has already recently toured Europe (who have a better appreciation for old blues singer then we do) and hopefully will get some well deserved gigs around the States.
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