Gatemouth Brown

National Museum of American History

Object Details

depicted (sitter)
Brown, Clarence
Horenstein, Henry
Description
Talented on many instruments--guitar, fiddle, harmonica, drums--Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005) was one of the most versatile musicians of his time. Defying easy categorization, Gatemouth said he just wanted to play American music "Texas-style."
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Horenstein, Henry
negative
1976
print
2003
ID Number
2003.0169.003
accession number
2003.0169
catalog number
2003.0169.003
Object Name
photograph
gelatin silver print
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
Place Made
United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Associated Place
United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Kingfish Lounge
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National Museum of American History
Subject
African American
Musicians
Record ID
nmah_1203613
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8754-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Talented on many instruments, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924-2005) was one of the most versatile musicians of his time. Gatemouth said he just wanted to play American music "Texas-style."
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