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{{Short description|Jamaican guitarist (1944–2020)}}
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| birth_name = Lynford Brown
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| birth_name = Lynford Brown
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|12|4|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Port Antonio]], [[Jamaica]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|6|18|1944|12|4|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Port Antonio]], [[Jamaica]]
| death_place = [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], California, US
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| death_place = [[Oakland, California]], U.S.
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| genre = [[Rocksteady]], [[reggae]]
| occupation = Musician
| genre = [[Rocksteady]], [[reggae]]
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| instrument = Guitar
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| years_active = Mid-1960s–2020
| instrument = Guitar
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| associated_acts = [[Toots and the Maytals]]
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| years_active = Mid-1960s – 2020
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'''Lynford "Hux" Brown''' (4 December 1944 – 18 June 2020) was a Jamaican guitarist who featured on many successful [[rocksteady]] and [[reggae]] records in the 1960s and 1970s, and was later a member of [[Toots and the Maytals]].
'''Lynford "Hux" Brown''' (4 December 1944 – 18 June 2020) was a Jamaican guitarist who featured on many successful [[rocksteady]] and [[reggae]] records in the 1960s and 1970s, and was later a member of [[Toots and the Maytals]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Brown was born in [[Port Antonio]]. When at school he was nicknamed "Fordie", then "Fordux", which became "Hux".<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oqoGHlWton4C&q=lynford+hux+brown+biography&dq=lynford+hux+brown+biography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix3sia6IvqAhXRtXEKHey8AzgQ6AEIKDAA David Katz, ''People Funny Boy'', Payback Press, 2000, p.45]</ref> He formed a band, the Vikings, before moving to [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] where he joined the Soul Brothers at [[Clement Dodd]]'s [[Studio One (record label)|Studio One]] label. In 1967, he moved to the rival Treasure Isle studio for producer [[Duke Reid]], and the following year, Brown joined the All Stars, another studio band organised by [[Gladstone Anderson|Gladdy Anderson]]. He also recorded extensively with [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]].<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=liOx8tyfJwAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22people+funny+boy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc4qDXk47qAhU7RxUIHZm5DXgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=hux&f=false Katz, p.50]</ref>
Brown was born in [[Port Antonio]]. When at school he was nicknamed "Fordie", then "Fordux", which became "Hux".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oqoGHlWton4C&q=lynford+hux+brown+biography|title=People Funny Boy|first=David|last=Katz|date=23 May 2000|publisher=Payback Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> He formed a band, the Vikings, before moving to [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] where he joined the Soul Brothers at [[Clement Dodd]]'s [[Studio One (record label)|Studio One]] label. In 1967, he moved to the rival Treasure Isle studio for producer [[Duke Reid]], and the following year, Brown joined the All Stars, another studio band organised by [[Gladstone Anderson|Gladdy Anderson]]. He also recorded extensively with [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=liOx8tyfJwAC&q=hux|title=People Funny Boy: The Genius Of Lee 'Scratch' Perry|first=David|last=Katz|date=17 November 2009|publisher=Omnibus|via=Google Books}}</ref>

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He played [[rhythm guitar]] on many hit [[rocksteady]] and [[reggae]] records including the influential "Girl I’ve Got A Date" by [[Alton Ellis]], "Ba Ba Boom" by the Jamaicans,<ref name=sflcn/> and "Bangarang" by [[Lester Sterling]], which some regard as the first reggae record.<ref name=exchange/> He also played on "[[Rivers of Babylon]]" by [[the Melodians]] and *[[The Harder They Come (song)|The Harder They Come]]" by [[Jimmy Cliff]]; and in 1971 was recruited by [[Paul Simon]] to play lead guitar on "[[Mother and Child Reunion]]".<ref name=sflcn>[https://sflcn.com/classic-jamaican-guitarist-lynford-hux-brown-dies-suddenly/#:~:text=CALIFORNIA%20%E2%80%93%20Lynford%20%E2%80%9CHux%E2%80%9D%20Brown,items%2C%20his%20wife%20Bobbie%20disclosed. Howard Campbell, "Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford “Hux” Brown Dies Suddenly", ''Sflcn.com'', June 19, 2020]. Retrieved June 19, 2020</ref><ref name=exchange>[https://guitarsexchange.com/en/psych-out/496/the-10-most-important-reggae-guitarists/ "Lynford 'Hux' Brown", ''Guitars Exchange'']. Retrieved 19 June 2020</ref>

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Brown later joined the touring version of [[Toots and the Maytals]], where he remained for some 35 years.<ref name=sflcn/>


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He played [[rhythm guitar]] on many hit [[rocksteady]] and [[reggae]] records including the influential "Girl I’ve Got A Date" by [[Alton Ellis]], "Ba Ba Boom" by the Jamaicans,<ref name=sflcn/> and "Bangarang" by [[Lester Sterling]], which some regard as the first reggae record.<ref name=exchange/> He also played on "[[Rivers of Babylon]]" by [[the Melodians]] and "[[The Harder They Come (song)|The Harder They Come]]" by [[Jimmy Cliff]]; and in 1971 was recruited by [[Paul Simon]] to play lead guitar on "[[Mother and Child Reunion]]".<ref name=sflcn>[https://sflcn.com/classic-jamaican-guitarist-lynford-hux-brown-dies-suddenly/#:~:text=CALIFORNIA%20%E2%80%93%20Lynford%20%E2%80%9CHux%E2%80%9D%20Brown,items%2C%20his%20wife%20Bobbie%20disclosed. Howard Campbell, "Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford “Hux” Brown Dies Suddenly"], ''Sflcn.com'', 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020</ref><ref name=exchange>[https://guitarsexchange.com/en/psych-out/496/the-10-most-important-reggae-guitarists/ "Lynford 'Hux' Brown"], ''Guitarsexchange.com''. Retrieved 19 June 2020</ref>
Hux Brown's last film documentary was in 'Studio Drummie One and the History of Rock Steady Music' where he was interviewed along with his bandmates from Kingston, Jamaica's Studio One The Soul Vendors (aka Soul Brothers, aka Sound Dimension), Joe Isaacs (drummer), and Brian Atkinson (bass player) who played with Hux Brown at Studio One during the original 1960's Rock Steady era (Hux's last documentary interview can be seen here on YouTube):


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Brown later joined the touring version of [[Toots and the Maytals]], where he remained for some 35 years.<ref name=sflcn/>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWpeZIYKV3A&feature=youtu.be


He died in [[Oakland, California]], aged 75.<ref name=sflcn/>
He died in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], California, aged 75.<ref name=sflcn/>


==References==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMRR5lgqSRE 2017 interview]


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Latest revision as of 15:42, 23 May 2024

Hux Brown
Birth nameLynford Brown
Born(1944-12-04)4 December 1944
Port Antonio, Jamaica
Died18 June 2020(2020-06-18) (aged 75)
Oakland, California, US
GenresRocksteady, reggae
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years activeMid-1960s–2020

Lynford "Hux" Brown (4 December 1944 – 18 June 2020) was a Jamaican guitarist who featured on many successful rocksteady and reggae records in the 1960s and 1970s, and was later a member of Toots and the Maytals.

Biography

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Brown was born in Port Antonio. When at school he was nicknamed "Fordie", then "Fordux", which became "Hux".[1] He formed a band, the Vikings, before moving to Kingston where he joined the Soul Brothers at Clement Dodd's Studio One label. In 1967, he moved to the rival Treasure Isle studio for producer Duke Reid, and the following year, Brown joined the All Stars, another studio band organised by Gladdy Anderson. He also recorded extensively with Lee "Scratch" Perry.[2]

He played rhythm guitar on many hit rocksteady and reggae records including the influential "Girl I’ve Got A Date" by Alton Ellis, "Ba Ba Boom" by the Jamaicans,[3] and "Bangarang" by Lester Sterling, which some regard as the first reggae record.[4] He also played on "Rivers of Babylon" by the Melodians and "The Harder They Come" by Jimmy Cliff; and in 1971 was recruited by Paul Simon to play lead guitar on "Mother and Child Reunion".[3][4]

Brown later joined the touring version of Toots and the Maytals, where he remained for some 35 years.[3]

He died in Oakland, California, aged 75.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Katz, David (23 May 2000). "People Funny Boy". Payback Press – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Katz, David (17 November 2009). "People Funny Boy: The Genius Of Lee 'Scratch' Perry". Omnibus – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d Howard Campbell, "Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford “Hux” Brown Dies Suddenly", Sflcn.com, 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020
  4. ^ a b "Lynford 'Hux' Brown", Guitarsexchange.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020
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