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Charles Mose Brown

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Charles Mose Brown

Birth
Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Death
21 Jan 1999 (aged 76)
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Sunset Mission Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Bells, Crypt 930
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Rhythm and Blues Musician. Born in Texas City, Texas, he grew up in nearby Galveston. During the 1950s, he had major musical hits with the songs "Drifting Blues", "Hard Times" and "Troubled Times". His song "Please Come Home for Christmas" was a 1960 hit and has remained popular during the Christmas season. He died of congestive heart failure in Oakland, California in January 1999 at the age of 76, and the following March, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Rhythm and Blues Musician. Born in Texas City, Texas, he grew up in nearby Galveston. During the 1950s, he had major musical hits with the songs "Drifting Blues", "Hard Times" and "Troubled Times". His song "Please Come Home for Christmas" was a 1960 hit and has remained popular during the Christmas season. He died of congestive heart failure in Oakland, California in January 1999 at the age of 76, and the following March, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Sunset Mission
In Loving Memory
"Merry Christmas Baby"
"Drifting Blues"

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  • Added: Jan 25, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4394/charles_mose-brown: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Mose Brown (13 Sep 1922–21 Jan 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4394, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.