Gatemouth Brown in bad health

Don E. Curtis · Post by **Don E. Curtis** » 17 Feb 2005 12:04 pm

Word came to us from Tony Kotula from Detroit that Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown is experiencing health problems and complications. I hate to hear this as I've always been a big fan.
Don
Don't know do a hyper link but here is the address: www.gatemouth.com

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 17 Feb 2005 1:47 pm

i was born in Louisiana but i was raised on the Texas side

Gate is one of a kind -
i love the kooky way he plays that guitar

he's the real Mc Coy & quite a funny character to boot
he don't like it when a picker tries to cop his stuff so he puts his hand & fingers in such a way that it's disheartening to follow
Lord Gate's pickin is fun

Gate has played often in France over the years & has always been popular among the neophytes
i've caught his act quite a few times & Gate's a hoot !
i got a couple of interviews w: him as well when he played for a week at the Meridien Hotel in Paris
he's played there often & it's one of the best & most intimate places i know fer catchin' some good sounds

the Louis Jordan tunes that Gate recorded w: Milt Buckner on organ is some great stuff

is there really a Salt Pork West Virginia ?

BB & Gate are the last of that school around

i'm prayin' for ya' Gate

[This message was edited by CrowBear Schmitt on 17 February 2005 at 01:48 PM.]

Pookie Anselmi · Post by **Pookie Anselmi** » 17 Feb 2005 2:49 pm

A few weeks ago I spoke to one of Gate's friend. If I remember right I think he said Gate had lung cancer.

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 17 Feb 2005 4:39 pm

Word I got was that Gate's got lung cancer and decided against treatment.

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 17 Feb 2005 6:23 pm

IT MAKES ME VERY SAD TO HEAR SUCH NEWS ABOUT GATE....I LOVED HIS WORK FOR YEARS. HE IS VERY TALEMTED AND PLAYS A LOT OF GUITAR, AND FIDDLE..... TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ,, YES THERE IA A SALT PORK W.VA. AS WELL AS A SLAB FORK, AND A SOPHIE, ANN JEAN, AND YEAGHER....NAMED FOR THE FIRST PERSON TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER IN A PLANE, THE HOME STATE OF JIMMY DICKENS , RUSS HICKS, CHARLIE MC COY, BRAD PAISLEY, HAWKSHAW HAWKINS, RAY BENSON , AND A HECK OF A LOT OF OUTHER GOOD MUSICIANS AND ,ME...WES WE ALL LIKE POSSUM AND ALL PLAY STEEL GUITAR OR LOVE IT ,, W.VA. FOR THAT DO NOT KNOW IT IS THE HILLBILLY CULTER CENTER OF THE WORLD.. NOW DONT THE REST OF YOU GET JEALOUS......JENNINGS...................I PLAY STEEL FOR THE BEAUTIFULL ANGELIC SOUND OF IT.........LOVE POSSUM DUMPLINS......

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Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 18 Feb 2005 3:39 am

I worked with a lead guitar picker, Billy Charles, in Kansas City, MO back in the 80's. Billy had toured with Gatemouth and when Billy wasn't into his "chemical dependency" he had some good road stories.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 18 Feb 2005 11:17 am

http://www.knopps.com/CTGatemouth.html

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 18 Feb 2005 11:54 am

Sorry to hear this news about Gatemouth Brown. A band I was with in the early 80s opened up for him at a club in Chicago. He shared the same dressing room with us and we had one hell of a poker game before, during and long after the gig! Mighty Joe Young droped buy and stayed until Gatemouth had won all his money too! He was quite a character (and a good card player)and had many cool road stories. He also put on a great performance that night, and I recall he let our fiddle player sit in with his band. It was a memorable evening!