Nappy Brown

Aliases: Nappy Brown and The Gibralters
Nappy Brown with The Zippers Quartet
Personal name: Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp
Born: October 12, 1929
Died: September 20, 2008
Country: United States
IPI: 00056773451 1 work
00056773549 1 work
00064051404 1 work
00064051502 2 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: R&B, blues, and soul singer
Member of: Selah Jubilee Singers

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Coal Miner	Nappy Brown	January 1961	Mike Sanchez
Don't Be Angry	Nappy Brown	March 1955	(7 artists) Sampled by Buchanan and Goodman
I Cried Like a Baby	Nappy Brown	1958	(2 artists)
It Don't Hurt No More	Nappy Brown with Teacho Wiltshire's Orchestra	October 1958	(2 artists)
Little by Little	Nappy Brown with The Zippers Quartet	November 1956	(6 artists)
Pitter Patter	Nappy Brown	June 1955	(4 artists)
Pleasin' You	Nappy Brown	March 1956	Michelle Willson and The Evil Gal Festival Orchestra
Sittin' in the Dark	Nappy Brown	November 1955	Anna King

Covers by Nappy Brown

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
A Knife and a Fork	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Kip Anderson [US]
Don't Be Angry	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Nappy Brown
Down in the Alley	Nappy Brown and The Gibralters	March 1960	The Clovers
Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	"Stick" McGhee and His Buddy
Flamingo	Nappy Brown	April 1987	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Jeffries
Hard Luck Blues	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Roy Brown and His Mighty-Mighty Men
Have Mercy, Mercy Baby!	Nappy Brown	April 1987	The Dominoes
Heartbreak	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Jon Thomas and Orchestra
Hidden Charms	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Charles Clark and Willie Dixon Band
Hit the Road Jack	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Percy Mayfield REC, Ray Charles and His Orchestra REL
It' Ain't My Cross to Bear	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	The Allman Brothers Band
It Should've Been Me	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Ray Charles and His Orchestra
Losing Hand	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Ray Charles and His Orchestra
My Jug and I	Nappy Brown	April 1987	Percy Mayfield - Gerald Wilson & Orch.
(Night Time Is) The Right Time	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	The Honey Dripper, Nappy Brown
Nothing Takes the Place of You	Nappy Brown	April 1987	Toussaint McCall
Rocket 88	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
The Right Time	Nappy Brown	October 1957	The Honey Dripper Covered by (42 artists)
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Bob Dylan
Tore Up Over You	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	The Midnighters
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Freddie "Schnickelfritz" Fisher and His Orchestra, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
You Can Make It if You Try	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Gene Allison
You Mean More to Me Than Gold	Nappy Brown	April 1987	Earl King [US1]
Your Love Is Real	Nappy Brown	April 1987	Robert Ward & The Ohio Untouchables

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Don't Be Angry	Nappy Brown	March 1955	Covered by (7 artists) Sampled by Buchanan and Goodman
		Open Up That Door (And Walk Right in My Heart)	Nappy Brown	March 1956	Sampled by Buchanan and Goodman

Songs written by Nappy Brown

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Don't Be Angry	Fred Mendelsohn, Rose Marie McCoy, Nappy Brown	Nappy Brown	February 1, 1955	Covered by (7 artists)
I Cried Like a Baby	Nappy Brown, Lew Herman, Ozzie Cadena	Nappy Brown	October 1, 1956	Covered by (2 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
The Right Time	Nappy Brown, Lew Herman, Ozzie Cadena	Night Time Is the Right Time	Nappy Brown	Covered by (42 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Best of Both Worlds	Nappy Brown & Kip Anderson	November 19, 1996	Ripete
Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes	Nappy Brown	April 1987	Black Top Records
Tore Up	Nappy Brown with The Heartfixers	1984	Landslide

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Coal Miner	Nappy Brown	January 1961	Savoy Records
Don't Be Angry	Nappy Brown	March 1955	Savoy Records
Dood'll I Love You	Nappy Brown	November 1955	Savoy Records
Down in the Alley	Nappy Brown and The Gibralters	March 1960	Savoy Records
I Cried Like a Baby	Nappy Brown	1958	Savoy Records
It Don't Hurt No More	Nappy Brown with Teacho Wiltshire's Orchestra	October 1958	Savoy Records
Little by Little	Nappy Brown with The Zippers Quartet	November 1956	Savoy Records
Open Up That Door (And Walk Right in My Heart)	Nappy Brown	March 1956	Savoy Records
Pitter Patter	Nappy Brown	June 1955	Savoy Records
The Right Time	Nappy Brown	October 1957	Savoy Records