Grammy award winning guitarist and singer Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown has died in Texas, aged 81. Brown, who worked with the likes of Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Frank Zappa during his fifty year career, had been suffering from lung cancer and heart disease for some time, though it may well have been the stress of Hurricane Katrina that led to his death. Although he was successfully evacuated from his Louisiana home before the storm struck, he was reportedly devastated when his home there was destroyed. Rick Cady, Brown's booking agent, told reporters this weekend: "I'm sure he was heartbroken, both literally and figuratively. He evacuated successfully before the hurricane hit, but I'm sure it weighed heavily on his soul."
Sep 12, 2005
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Gatemouth Brown dies
Grammy-winning guitarist Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown has died in Texas aged 81, after lung cancer and heart disease, reportedly devastated by Hurricane Katrina's destruction of his home.