Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven Top 10 hits in the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. His best-selling recordings included "Driftin' Blues" and "Merry Christmas Baby". Wikipedia
<!-- important hatnote, as the other Charles Brown was also a New Zealand MP --> Charles Brown (1820 – 2 September 1901) was a New Zealand politician from the Taranaki area. Wikipedia
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