Red Brown
Red Brown may refer to: * Red Brown (politician) (1787–1852), Alabama and Texas politician, known as "Red" due to his ruddy complexion * Tom Brown (trombonist), (1888–1958) New Orleans jazz trombonist, known as "Red" * Red Brown (basketball) Robert Nathan "Red" Brown (April 14, 1907 – June 8, 1992) was an American college basketball and college football coach and athletics administrator. He was the head basketball coach at Davis & Elkins College Davis & Elkins College (D&E) is ...

Red Brown (politician)
John "Red" Brown (1787 – ) was an American politician that served in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature, as a representative in the Republic of Texas and later as a state representative for Texas. He served briefly as the second Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in the First Texas Legislature. Brown was also one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Texas and is the founder and namesake of Brownsboro, Texas. He had the shortest term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, with only 7 days in office. Early life Linda S. Hudson wrote that Brown was likely born in Ireland and that early Texas census records list him as an Irishman and a farmer. However, John "Red" Brown was born in South Carolina in 1787. He was commonly known as Red due to his ruddy complexion, to distinguish himself from the other John Browns in the county. Brown moved to Alabama from South Carolina in about 1818. Political career On September 17, 1822, Brown was appoi ...
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Tom Brown (trombonist)
Tom P. Brown (June 3, 1888 – March 25, 1958), sometimes known by the nickname Red Brown, was an American dixieland jazz trombonist. He also played string bass professionally. Early life Brown was born in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. His younger brother, Steve Brown, also became a prominent professional musician. Career Brown played trombone with the bands of Papa Jack Laine and Frank Christian; by 1910 usually worked leading bands under his own name. The band played in a style then locally known as "hot ragtime" or "ratty music". In early 1915, his band was heard by Vaudeville dancer Joe Frisco who then arranged a job for Brown's band in Chicago, Illinois. On May 15, 1915, ''Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland'' opened up at Lamb's Cafe at Clark & Randolph Streets in Chicago, with Ray Lopez, cornet and manager; Tom Brown, trombone and leader; Gussie Mueller clarinet, Arnold Loyacano piano and string bass; and Billy Lambert on drums. In Chicago Gussie ...
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