A man of big stature, not only physically standing at 6ft 5in and
weighing in at 298 pounds, but also in the underground soul world,
Wendell Brown (aka Wendell B) has died today. He was diagnosed with
cancer last year but cause of death hasn't been confirmed.
His love affair with music began at a very young age making his
introduction as a member of gospel group the Sensational Wonders aged
5. Ten years later he ventured into R&B which he kept secret from
his mother. He formed a local high school group called The Dreams and
another Visions. Over the next few year he learned the importance of
stage presence. After two decades performing in groups he decided to
go solo and left his native St Louis for Minneapolis and other cities
before landing in Atlanta, GA, where his career began to take
off.
His deep, silky smooth vocals, his idols included Barry White and
Bobby Womack as well as Luther Vandross, and his music was the real
deal.
His mission on his website was "My goal is to leave an indelible
imprint on the business. You see, fans deserve the best and I intend
to give them the best. With my music, I intend to reach hearts and
homes everywhere, so until I take my last breath, nothing but the
sound of music, love, keeping it real, and telling the truth, will
represent the name Wendell B."
He launched his solo career with "Make It Good For Ya" as Wendell
Brown in 1998 and went on to release nine albums in total between then
and his last "Real Talk" in 2020.
Album Discography
1998 - Make It Good For Ya
2003 - Good Times
2007 - Save A Little Room for Me: I’m Coming Home for
Christmas.
2008 - Time to Relax: Love, Life, & Relationships
2010 - Back Ta Bid’ness
2010 - In Touch With My... Southern Soul
2012 - Get To Kno' Me...
2016 - The Next 1
2020 - Real Talk
Attempting to select tracks for a tribute playlist is proving
impossible as there are just so many great tracks to choose from. All
his albums are available on Spotify so we suggest that you visit the
complete albums as there will plenty that we have missed. If it's your
first time listening to his music then you are in for a treat if you
love 'proper' soul music.
Also we've just scraped the surface of Wendell's history which he
tells in the the two YouTube episodes below.
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