William Clifford Brown (September 30, 1920 – August 30, 1980), who went by the name Big Brown, was a mid-twentieth century American street poet, performer, and recording artist. Prominent among the Beats in New York City from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, his distinctive language and style influenced a number of artists and musicians, including Bob Dylan, who declared Brown's to be the best poetry he had ever heard. Brown also influenced the later genres of hip hop and rap. In 1973, after moving to California, he recorded an album, The First Man of Poetry, Big Brown: Between Heaven and Hell, produced by Rudy Ray Moore. Brown was murdered in Los Angeles seven years later.
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| - William Clifford Brown (* 30. September 1920 in Michigan; † 30. August 1980 in Venice Beach), besser bekannt unter seinem Künstlernamen Big Brown, war ein amerikanischer (Straßen-)Poet, Performer und Musiker. Brown wirkte insbesondere in der New Yorker Beat-Szene der 1950er und 1960er Jahre. Browns unverwechselbares Sprachgefühl und markanter Stil hatte Einfluss auf viele andere Künstler, unter anderem Bob Dylan, der Brown als den besten Poeten bezeichnete, den er je gehört hatte. Weiterhin hatte Brown Einfluss auf das Entstehen des Hip Hops und des Raps. Nachdem Brown nach Los Angeles gezogen war, veröffentlichte er 1973 das Album The First Man of Poetry, Big Brown: Between Heaven and Hell. 1980 wurde Brown in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, ermordet. (de)
- William Clifford Brown (September 30, 1920 – August 30, 1980), who went by the name Big Brown, was a mid-twentieth century American street poet, performer, and recording artist. Prominent among the Beats in New York City from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, his distinctive language and style influenced a number of artists and musicians, including Bob Dylan, who declared Brown's to be the best poetry he had ever heard. Brown also influenced the later genres of hip hop and rap. In 1973, after moving to California, he recorded an album, The First Man of Poetry, Big Brown: Between Heaven and Hell, produced by Rudy Ray Moore. Brown was murdered in Los Angeles seven years later. (en)
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| - William Clifford Brown (* 30. September 1920 in Michigan; † 30. August 1980 in Venice Beach), besser bekannt unter seinem Künstlernamen Big Brown, war ein amerikanischer (Straßen-)Poet, Performer und Musiker. Brown wirkte insbesondere in der New Yorker Beat-Szene der 1950er und 1960er Jahre. Browns unverwechselbares Sprachgefühl und markanter Stil hatte Einfluss auf viele andere Künstler, unter anderem Bob Dylan, der Brown als den besten Poeten bezeichnete, den er je gehört hatte. Weiterhin hatte Brown Einfluss auf das Entstehen des Hip Hops und des Raps. Nachdem Brown nach Los Angeles gezogen war, veröffentlichte er 1973 das Album The First Man of Poetry, Big Brown: Between Heaven and Hell. 1980 wurde Brown in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, ermordet. (de)
- William Clifford Brown (September 30, 1920 – August 30, 1980), who went by the name Big Brown, was a mid-twentieth century American street poet, performer, and recording artist. Prominent among the Beats in New York City from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, his distinctive language and style influenced a number of artists and musicians, including Bob Dylan, who declared Brown's to be the best poetry he had ever heard. Brown also influenced the later genres of hip hop and rap. In 1973, after moving to California, he recorded an album, The First Man of Poetry, Big Brown: Between Heaven and Hell, produced by Rudy Ray Moore. Brown was murdered in Los Angeles seven years later. In 2015, he was the subject of a three-part series on The New Yorker Radio Hour, "The Search for Big Brown." (en)
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