R&B Legend Has Past Away At 78!!!!!!!

by **J The Kidd** Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:29 am

Blues legend NAPPY BROWN has died in hospital after a long illness. He was 78.

The singer, real name Napoleon Brown Culp, found fame in the 1950s
alongside peers Chuck Berry and Little Richard, and was among the first
wave of black musicians to gain popularity among white audiences.

Brown, whose hits included Night Time is the Right Time and Don't Be
Angry, had released a new album - called Long Time Coming - in
September last year (07).

He also continued performing live until he was hospitalised with a range of illnesses in June (08).

The singer died in his sleep on Saturday (20Sep08) at the Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.