Sam Brown

Blues

Sam Brown has been up; she’s been down. She’s been a big star and she’s been a Lillette. She’s been everywhere from Chigwell to Chelyabinsk. Through it all the constant factor has been the powerful pulse of fired-up music in her bloodstream.

Born on October 7, 1964 in Stratford, London, she came to it as naturally as breathing because she grew up in the most musical of families. Just before The Beatles broke through, her father Joe Brown was an influential guitarist and had three Top 10 pop hits. Her mother Vicki Brown was a top backing vocalist from the early 70s onwards, with her partner Liza Strike famously providing the harmonies for T. Rex. With Joe owning a nearby studio too (The Grange), Sam’s childhood home was always full of musicians, among them The Small Faces’ Steve Marriott and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour.

With no career plans in mind, just swimming with the tide of her background ...

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