Ray Brown
Ray Brown
Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist who was inducted into the Jazz Hall Of Fame in 2003.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth13 October 1926
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
You did it all. You did it all.
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One, he had injuries; two, he didn't have the success that he had previously in Jacksonville, and, three, he was benched, ... Put that in your tank as motivation.
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