N.S. blues guitarist Wade Brown dead at 63
February 23rd, 2010 Filed under: Made In Canada, News/Calendar/Industry, R.I.P. by admin
(CBC ) – Nova Scotia blues guitarist Wade Brown, best known as a member of Canadian blues legend Dutch Mason’s band, has died at the age of 63.
Brown’s body was discovered by a friend who dropped by his home in Truro, N.S., on Friday night.
Over the past decade, he had been in declining health and suffered from Crohn’s disease, according to friends of the musician.
A member of the Dutch Mason Blues Band during the group’s heyday in Dartmouth, N.S., and Toronto in the 1970s, Brown served as a mentor to his peers and to younger musicians.
He was born in Truro and much loved in the community.
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