James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (born April 1, 1934 in Sparkman, Arkansas) is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981. Brown is currently the host of the Country Music Greats Radio Show, a syndicated country music program from Nashville, Tennessee.
Pitchman for Dollar General Stores in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Duet hits with Helen Cornelius included "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" (a 1976 No. 1 on Billboard magazine's country chart); "Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye" and "Born Believer" (1977); "If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight" (1978); "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Lying in Love With You" and "Fools" (1979); "Morning Comes Too Early" (1980); and "Don't Bother to Knock" (1981).
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Also has many solo country hit songs to his credit, his best known being 1967's "Pop a Top." Other big hits include "Morning" (1970) and "Southern Living" (1973).
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Before his late-1970s/early 1980s duets with Helen Cornelius, he was a part of the family group, The Browns, which included older sister, Maxine, and younger sister, Bonnie. Together, they are best-known for their 1959 multi-week No. 1 country and pop hit, "The Three Bells".
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Country singer who had a long-running string of hits from 1954 to 1981.
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Country singer, won a C.M.A. award 1977 (duo) with Helen Cornelius.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
The Marty Stuart Show
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Temple Grandin
2010
TV Movie performer: "I Take the Chance" 1956
Crook & Chase
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Opry Video Classics: Duets
2007
Video writer: "Looking Back to See"
13th Annual Music City News Awards
1979
TV Special performer: "Lying In Love With You"
12th Annual Music City News Awards
1978
TV Special performer: "I Don't Want To Have To Marry You"
Dolly
TV Series performer - 1 episode writer - 1 episode
An Old-Time Country Christmas
1969
TV Movie performer: "The Little Drummer Boy", "O, Little Town of Bethlehem", "Winter Wonderland", "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
The Porter Wagoner Show
1968
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
You Can Be a Star
1983
TV Series
Regular (1983-1989)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Marty Stuart Show
2010
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Crook & Chase
2009
TV Series
Himself
Hee Haw
1974-1983
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Special Guest
Nashville on the Road
1975-1981
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host (1975-1981) / Himself
14th Annual Music City News Awards
1980
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
13th Annual Music City News Awards
1979
TV Special
Himself - Performer
12th Annual Music City News Awards
1978
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Dolly
1976
TV Series
Himself
Funny Farm
1974
TV Series
Himself
Music Country U.S.A.
1974
TV Series
Himself
An Old-Time Country Christmas
1969
TV Movie
Himself
The Charlie Drake Show
1967-1968
TV Series
Himself
The Porter Wagoner Show
1963-1968
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Ghost Goes Gear
1966
Himself (as The Three Bells)
Die Drehscheibe
1966
TV Series
Singer
Stramash!
1965-1966
TV Series
Himself
Gadzooks! It's All Happening
1965
TV Series
Himself
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1964-1965
TV Series
Himself
Five O'Clock Club
1965
TV Series
Himself
The Beat Room
1964
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards
2016
TV Movie
Himself - In Memoriam
Known for movies
Nashville on the Road (1975-1981) as Himself - Co-Host (1975-1981) / Himself
Stramash! (1965-1966) as Himself
The Ghost Goes Gear (1966) as Himself
12th Annual Music City News Awards (1978) as Himself - Performer
$1.3 Million
