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Odell Brown was born on 2 February, 1940, is an American jazz organist (1940–2011). Discover Odell Brown's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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Odell Brown Height, Weight & Measurements
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Odell Brown Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Odell Brown worth at the age of 71 years old? Odell Brown’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from . We have estimated Odell Brown's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Odell Elliott Brown Jr. (February 2, 1940 – May 3, 2011) was an American jazz organist.
He was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, playing soul jazz and jazz funk with his backing band as Odell Brown & the Organ-Izers.
Brown was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
He started playing the piano aged 4 as his mother was a part-time piano teacher.
His father bought him a baby grand piano.
After playing in various junior and senior high school bands, he went to Nashville, Tennessee and met musicians attending Tennessee State A&M.
Wishing to enroll himself, his plans were soon curtailed when he was drafted into the army where he joined the Army Post Band.
During this period, he gained valuable insight into arranging and orchestrating.
After leaving the army, Brown moved to Chicago where he was re-united with some of the musicians from his Nashville days.
They formed a soul-jazz group, becoming known as "The Organ-izers" and within 2 years, were signed to Chess Records' jazz subsidiary label, Cadet.
The band's personnel was Odell Brown, Hammond organ, Artee "Duke" Payne and Tommy Purvis, tenor saxophones, and Curtis Prince, drums.
Their debut album was titled Raising The Roof in 1966 followed by their most popular record, 1967's Mellow Yellow, which reached #173 on the Billboard 200.
Third album, Ducky (1967) was the last to feature the original band.
While at Chess, Brown was not only signed to the label but also worked as a staff musician playing and arranging for a wealth of other artists and gaining great insight and expertise into other styles of music.
After the death of Leonard Chess in 1969, Brown decided not to re-sign with the label and during the 1970s, pursued a solo career as an independent arranger, producer and studio musician.
During this period, he worked with artists such as Minnie Riperton (with whom he arranged and conducted an album on Epic Records), Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Nash, and Marvin Gaye (both live and in the studio).
Brown also co-wrote Gaye's hit single "Sexual Healing" winning two Grammy awards.
He went on to receive further awards recognizing his many talents, later in life.
Brown had been living in Richfield, Minnesota since the early 1990s, to stabilize his professional and personal life.
He died there on May 3, 2011, at the age of 71.
