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| | Charles Brown page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musicians Directory |
 | | Charles Brown, the singer of the hit "Merry Christmas Baby" and a member of Johnny Moore and the Three Blazers, died on Thursday in Oakland, Calif. Brown, who was 76 and lived in Oakland, was to have been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in March. |
 | | Brown's singing, casual and with a drawl, was intimate and in the jazz crooning tradition, even if the group's sound was deeply based in blues. |
 | | One sign of the influence of Brown is that Ray Charles' early recordings are a direct imitation of his style; others are that Frankie Laine and Kay Starr were regulars at Brown's recording sessions, and scores of rhythm-and-blues singers based their careers on his style. |
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