American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1941, the Country Singer-Songwriter and Actress Who Scored a Series of Top 10 Duets With Jim Ed Brown

Helen Cornelius, a country singer-songwriter best known for the Jim Ed Brown duet “I Don’t Want to Have to Marry You,” was born on this day in Hannibal, Missouri. Cornelius passed away earlier this ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1934, the Smooth Country Singer Who Helped Bring the Genre to a Wide Audience and Influenced the Beatles and Countless Country Groups

On this day (April 1) in 1934, Jim Ed Brown was born in Sparkman, Arkansas. He rose to fame in the early 1950s in a family trio with his sisters. Together, the Browns helped bring country music to a ...