Charles Brown, a blues singer and pianist recorded iconic hits like Merry Christmas Baby, Black Night, Hard Times, and Please Come Home For Christmas. Throughout the 1940s to 1960s, Brown’s signature soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced famous blues performances like Ray Charles and Sam Cooke.

It is important to remind ourselves that the holiday season is not always defined by who isn’t there, but by who is. So whether you’re...

You’ve heard his music in the soundtracks of some of this era’s most successful movies. Now it’s time to meet blues singer Charles Brown.