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Greg Brown (folk musician)

Greg Brown, American musician

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Born
July 2, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1949

About Greg Brown (folk musician)

Gregory Dane Brown is an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Iowa. Brown then became the first recording artist on Red House Records, founded by Bob Feldman and Susan Ode after producing a sold-out concert at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1990. His album One Big Town (1989) won an Indie Award from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors and marked the beginning of Brown's long collaboration with Iowa guitarist Bo Ramsey. Two releases followed in 2000: Over and Under (Trailer Records) and Covenant, which won the Association for Independent Music’s award for Best Contemporary Folk Album of 2000.

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Greg Brown (folk musician) timeline

  1. His album One Big Town (1989) won an Indie Award from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors and marked the beginning of Brown's long collaboration with Iowa guitarist Bo Ramsey.
  2. Brown then became the first recording artist on Red House Records, founded by Bob Feldman and Susan Ode after producing a sold-out concert at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1990.
  3. Two releases followed in 2000: Over and Under (Trailer Records) and Covenant, which won the Association for Independent Music’s award for Best Contemporary Folk Album of 2000.

The world when Greg Brown (folk musician) was born

Greg Brown (folk musician) was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Greg Brown (folk musician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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