British-Jamaican singer and songwriter (1943–2015)
For other people named Errol Brown, see Errol Brown (disambiguation).
Errol Brown MBE
Brown in 1998
Background information
Birth name
Lester Errol Brown
Born
(1943-12-11)11 December 1943 Kingston, Jamaica
Died
6 May 2015(2015-05-06) (aged 71) The Bahamas
Genres
Funk
pop
disco
R&B[1]
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1968–2009
Labels
Apple
Rak
EMI
WEA
Formerly of
Hot Chocolate
Website
errolbrown.com
Musical artist
Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown[2][3] MBE (born Lester Errol Brown;[4][5] 12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.[6]
^"Biography by Ron Wynn". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
^Govan, Chloe (2015). "Brown, Errol Ainsworth Glenstor (1943–2015), singer and songwriter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109984. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"ACE Repertory: Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^"RIP Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate". Rhino Entertainment. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^"Errol Brown". The Sunday Times. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^"The Ivors 2004". The Ivors. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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