Photo by Rick Diamond
Excerpt from Cindy Watts’ article in The Tennessean
“Jim Ed Brown started recording hit country songs in 1955 with sisters Bonnie and Maxine Brown. The sibling trio called itself The Browns, and in 1959 the group used one microphone to record “The Three Bells” at RCA’s Studio. The song was No. 1 on the Billboard country chart for 10 consecutive weeks, which set a record for country groups that would stand for 56 years.
Maxine and Bonnie Brown retired in the late 1960s, and Jim Ed Brown launched a solo career that produced hits including “Pop a Top,” “Morning” and “That Time of Night.”
“Jim Ed Brown was just such a nice guy,” said Bentley, who performed “Pop a Top” in the ceremony. “Every time I played the Opry, he’d be out there just welcoming us. He’s really made a big impact on me on attitude and gratitude and just being nice.”
In 1976 Jim Ed Brown started recording with Helen Cornelius. The pair won the CMA’s Vocal Duo of the Year trophy the next year and notched hits including “I Don’t Want to have to Marry You” and “Lying in Love with You.”
Jim Ed Brown died on June 11. Shortly before he died, Bill Anderson, along with other members of the country music community, visited Brown in the hospital to induct him into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Anderson slipped the commemorative medallion over Jim Ed Brown’s head as he laid in the hospital bed.
“This means more to me than you’ll ever know,” Jim Ed Brown said.
Bobby Bare was present Sunday night to formally induct Maxine Brown and Bonnie Brown, who recently revealed she was battling advanced lung cancer, into the Country Music Hall of Fame in the veterans era artist category. Jim Ed Brown’s wife, Becky, represented her husband.”
Please Watch Jim Ed Brown’s Video For “It’s A Good Life” his January 2015 release, ‘In Style Again’ on Plowboy Records.
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