COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME MEMBER BONNIE BROWN DIES AT 77
Bonnie Brown Bonnie Brown Ring, one- third of one of Country Music’s most enduring family groups as a member of The Browns, passed away earlier today (July 16 ) at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas following complications from lung cancer. She was 77 years old. Born July 31, 1938 in Sparkman, Arkansas, Brown became enamored wit h music at an early age thanks to the exposure she had to it from watching her older siblings, Maxine and James Edward. The two performed together, earning a hit in 1954 with “Looking Back To See.” Upon her graduation from high school, Bonnie joined her siblings, expanding their duet into a trio. They began performing together on The Louisiana Hayride on KWKH in Shreveport, which led to appearances on ABC-TV’s Ozark Jubilee. Chet Atkins and RCA came calling soon after, and the...