Hylo Brown
Best known for
Bass
Hylo Brown was a Kentucky-born guitarist and lead singer whose unusually wide vocal range — from low bass to high tenor — gave him both his nickname and a sound that anchored Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs's Foggy Mountain Boys before he led his own Timberliners through a long Capitol Records run.
- Born Frank Brown Jr. on April 20, 1922 in River, Johnson County, Kentucky; family later moved to Springfield, Ohio.
- Earned the nickname "Hylo" for his distinctive vocal range from high to low.
- Began his radio career in 1939 on WCMI in Ashland, Kentucky.
- Joined Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs's Foggy Mountain Boys in 1957.
- Led his own band, Hylo Brown and the Timberliners, formed from the Buckskin Boys in 1955.
- Recorded for Capitol Records (1959), Starday (1962–63), and Rural Rhythm (1966–68).
- Retired from performing in 1991; died of cancer on January 17, 2003.
- Inducted posthumously into the SPBGMA Preservation Hall of Greats in 2003.
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Hylo BrownPlayed on recordings with Hylo Brown
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Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain BoysPlayed on recordings with Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys
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The Lonesome Pine FiddlersPlayed on recordings with The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
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Hylo Brown and the Lonesome Pine FiddlersPlayed on recording with Hylo Brown and the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers
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Hylo Brown and the TimberlinersPlayed on recording with Hylo Brown and the Timberliners