R.I.P. Maxine Brown (The Browns)

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Country singer Maxine Brown (not to be confused with soul singer Maxine Brown - who is still alive!) of The Browns, has died at the age of 87.

The Browns were a family band, featuring Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie. The American country and folk music vocal trio, known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, “The Three Bells”.

After they broke up in 1967, Maxine did try a solo career, releasing one album called Sugar Cane County.

Maxine’s death was the last of the three Browns, Jim Ed died on June 11, 2015 and Bonnie died about a year after, on July 16, 2016.

Kyle Young, CEO, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (the group was elected in March 2015) issued this official statement about Maxine Brown’s passing:

"Maxine Brown’s voice joined in harmony with brother Jim Ed and sister Bonnie to create the smoothest vocal blend in country music history. Offstage, Maxine was an absolute delight. She was reverent about things worth revering, and riotously irreverent about every other thing. In song and in conversation, Maxine Brown made people smile. The world is a duller place without her."

For the full death list head over to Musicians who died in 2019.

January (40)

[22 Jan 2019] Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (Bangladeshi musician and militant), 63, heart attack

[21 Jan 2019] Marcel Azzola (French accordionist for Jacques Brel), 91

[21 Jan 2019] Maxine Brown (American country singer for The Browns), 87, complications of heart and kidney disease

[21 Jan 2019] Ulises Butrón (Argentine rock guitarist and singer), 56, complications from pneumonia

[19 Jan 2019] Mario Bertoncini (Italian composer, pianist, and music educator), 86

[19 Jan 2019] Ted McKenna (Scottish drummer for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band), 68, cerebral haemorrhage

[18 Jan 2019] Marcelo Yuka (Brazilian drummer and songwriter for O Rappa), 53, stroke

[17 Jan 2019] Reggie Young (American musician for The Memphis Boys), 82

[17 Jan 2019] Debi Martini (American punk rock singer and bassist for Red Aunts)

[17 Jan 2019] S. Balakrishnan (Indian film score composer and music director), 69

[16 Jan 2019] Lorna Doom (American punk rock bassist for Germs), 60

[16 Jan 2019] Alfred Kunz (German-Canadian composer), 89, heart disease

[16 Jan 2019] Ilgam Shakirov (Russian singer), 83

[16 Jan 2019] Rita Vidaurri (American singer), 94

[16 Jan 2019] Chris Wilson (Australian musician for Short Cool Ones), 62, pancreatic cancer

[16 Jan 2019] Brian Velasco (Filipino drummer for Razorback), 41, suicide

[13 Jan 2019] Bonnie Guitar (American country musician and co-founder of Dolton Records), 95

[13 Jan 2019] Willie Murphy (American blues musician), 75, pneumonia

[12 Jan 2019] Sanger D. Shafer (American country songwriter), 84

[10 Jan 2019] Theo Adam (German opera singer), 92

[10 Jan 2019] Larry Cunningham (American singer for The Floaters), 67, heart attack

[10 Jan 2019] Kevin Fret (Puerto Rican musician), 24, murdered

[09 Jan 2019] Joseph Jarman (American jazz musician for Art Ensemble of Chicago), 81

[08 Jan 2019] Georges Dimou (Greek singer), 87

[08 Jan 2019] Linda Waterfall (American singer-songwriter), 69, cancer

[07 Jan 2019] Clydie King (American singer), 75

[07 Jan 2019] John Joubert (South African-born British composer), 91

[07 Jan 2019] Houari Manar (French-born Algerian raï singer), 38, heart attack

[07 Jan 2019] Jimmy Hannan (Australian singer and game show host for Saturday Date), 84

[06 Jan 2019] Gregg Rudloff (American sound mixer for Mad Max: Fury Road, The Matrix), 63, suicide

[05 Jan 2019] Eric Haydock (British bassist for The Hollies), 75

[05 Jan 2019] Dan Tshanda (South African musician for Splash), 54, heart attack

[03 Jan 2019] Steve Ripley (American musician for The Tractors), 69, cancer

[02 Jan 2019] Daryl Dragon, aka The Captain (American musician for Captain & Tennille), 76, renal failure

[01 Jan 2019] Shane Bisnett (American bassist for Ice Nine Kills), 31

[01 Jan 2019] Feis Ecktuh (Dutch rapper), 32, shot

[01 Jan 2019] Joan Guinjoan (Spanish composer and pianist), 87

[01 Jan 2019] Kris Kelmi (Russian singer-songwriter for Autograph), 63

[01 Jan 2019] Joe Stapleton (American radio broadcaster for WBZ, WAAF), 55

[01 Jan 2019] Pegi Young (American singer-songwriter), 66, cancer

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