Rabbit Brown

For other people named Richard Brown, see Richard Brown (disambiguation).
Rabbit Brown
Born
Richard Brown

c. 1880
Louisiana, United States
(probably New Orleans)
Died1937
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
GenresCountry blues
OccupationMusician
Instruments
LabelVictor

Richard "Rabbit" Brown (c. 1880—1937) was an American blues guitarist and composer. His music has been characterized as a mixture of blues, pop songs, and original topical ballads. He recorded six sides for Victor Records on March 11, 1927, one of which, "James Alley", is included in the 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music and has been covered by Bob Dylan, among others.

The rock critic Greil Marcus has called Brown's recording of "James Alley" "the greatest recording ever made."

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