Kim Brown (2 May 1945 – 11 October 2011)
- accessed 13 October 2011 was a

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-born,

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

and

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-based musician, best known as the founder, lead singer and guitarist of the band

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, which reached their greatest success during the 1960s.

Life and career

Brown was born in

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, but lived much of his life in Finland from 1964, where he made a career in rock music.Muistot.hs.fi
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'', 11 October 2011 In later years, he played with such musicians as

Hasse Walli Hannes Mikael Waldemar "Hasse" Walli was born on 10 February 1948 in Helsinki. His father Aarno Walli was a musician and bandleader, his mother Anne-Marie Strandberg a singer. Hasse Walli was about ten years old when he started playing drums. ...

and Markus Raivio. The Renegades recorded four albums in Finland. The tribute album, ''Moments with Kim Brown'' (2005), was made after Brown lost his

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in a cancer operation. Brown wrote many of the #1 songs for The Renegades, played guitar and was the lead vocalist of the band. He moved to Italy in 1966 with The Renegades, and from 1975, he created a 1950s-styled classic rock'n'roll combo called

Kim & The Cadillacs Kim & The Cadillacs (also spelled "Kim and The Cadillacs") was a Milan-based English rock band, active from the late seventies until the late eighties. For the majority of their career they recorded with Alfredo Rossi's label Ariston Records. ...

, featuring German guitarist Trutz 'Viking' Groth and former Renegade Mick Webley, which took the late seventies 1950s craze heralded by shows such as ''

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'' and the movie '' Grease'' by storm. Kim & The Cadillacs had regular chart success in Italy between 1976 and 1982, and were regulars on all kinds of national television shows there, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', only to become quickly forgotten when new musical tendencies arrived in the early 1980s, finally splitting up in 1988. Kim Brown then returned to Finland, though visiting Italy occasionally for guest appearances on ''oldies'' shows or at dance hall gigs in resort towns. The music of the Renegades was heavily featured in the 1994 Finnish film ''

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana ''Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana'' (), also translated as ''Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana'', is a 1994 Finnish/German film directed, produced and co-written by Aki Kaurismäki. The film tells the story of two shy and unaccomplished middle- ...

'' directed by

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; this also included clips from some of their live performances from the 1960s. Kim Brown died of

esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include difficulty in swallowing and weight loss. Other symptoms may include pain when swallowing, a hoarse voice ...

Helsinki, Finland Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city' ...

, aged 66, on 11 October 2011.

Discography

The Renegades

The albums recorded in Finland. *''The Renegades'' - 1965 *''The Renegades'' - 1965 *''The Cadillac'' - 1965 *''Take a Heart'' - 1965

Kim & The Cadillacs

*''Rock'N'Roll'' - 1977 *''Kim & The Cadillacs'' - 1978 *''On The Rocks'' - 1978 *''Rock Bottom'' - 1980 *''Cadillac's Corn'' - 1981 *''Boogie'' - 1982 *''Cadillacs Eldorado Dance'' - 1982 *''Size 50'' - 1984 *''On The Rocks'' - 1985 *''1986'' - 1986

References

External links

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All singles and albums by The Renegades
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Kim 1945 births 2011 deaths English rock guitarists British rock singers English emigrants to Finland Finnish people of English descent Finnish women musicians Deaths from cancer in Finland Deaths from esophageal cancer Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands