Junior Brown

Jamieson "Junior" Brown, born June 12, 1952, in Cottonwood, Arizona, is an American country guitarist and singer. Brown began a music career in the 1960s, playing with various groups such as the Last Mile Ramblers and Asleep at the Wheel while developing guitar skills. In 1985, Brown created the "guit-steel" double-neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel guitar. The debut album 12 Shades of Brown (1990) was released by Demon Records and re-released in 1993 on Curb Records. Notable albums include Guit with It (1993), Semi Crazy (1996), and Mixed Bag (2001). Brown charted twice on the Billboard country singles charts and won the CMA Country Music Video of the Year award in 1996 for the video "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" (1995). Brown contributed to movie soundtracks including Me, Myself & Irene. Other releases include the albums Long Walk Back (1998) and Deep in the Heart of Me (2018).