Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
The Browns
Music
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. The Browns Marker
Jim Ed and sisters Maxine and Bonnie members of the Grand Ole Opry since 1963 Recording of The Three Bells in 1959 holds record for most weeks at No. 1 on Pop and Country charts Hits The Old Lamplighter, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Looking Back to See
Sparkman, Arkansas Inducted 2000
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.
Location. 34° 30.642′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steve Stephens (here, next to this marker); Arthur Hunnicutt (here, next to this marker); Mark Davis (here, next to this marker); General Douglas MacArthur (here, next to this marker); Charles Portis (here, next to this marker); Barbara Fairchild (here, next to this marker); Dr. Edith Irby Jones (here, next to this marker); Randy Goodrum (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.
Also see . . . The Browns (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio. The group, composed of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also combined elements of folk and pop. They disbanded in 1967 and were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in March(Submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)2015.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. The Browns MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the rightmost of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the right background.
James Edward, older sister Maxine, and younger sister Bonnie Brown sang individually in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, until 1954, when Maxine and Jim Ed signed a record contract as a singing duo. They earned national recognition and a guest spot on Ernest Tubb's radio show for their self-penned song "Looking Back to See", which hit the top ten and stayed on the charts through the summer of 1954. They were joined in 1955 by then-recent high school graduate, 18-year-old Bonnie, and by the end of 1955, the trio was appearing on KWTO in Springfield, Missouri, and had another top ten hit with "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow". In 1959, The Browns scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The Three Bells" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts. The song also peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Rhythm and Blues listing. The recording sold over one million copies, "The Three Bells" by the Browns was nominated for both Record of the Year and the Best Group or Vocal Performance in the Grammy award categories in 1959.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
