Remembering Tap Dancer Ernest Brown

A tribute, profile, and fan site for professional tap dancer Ernest Brown, who performed using the stazge name "Brownie Brown".

FULL NAME: Ernest Brown
STAGE NAME: Brownie Brown
HEIGHT: 5 feet, 9 inches
DATE OF BIRTH: April 25, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois, United States
DATE OF DEATH: August 21, 2009
PLACE OF DEATH: Burbank, Illinois, United States
DAUGHTER: Barbara Jenkins
SISTER: Marie Arrington

Dance Partners
FIRST: Charles "Cookie" Cook (Cook and Brown)
SECOND: Reginald "Regio the Hoofer" McLaughlin

Group
Cook and Brown (1930's)
Copasetics (20 top tap dancers, formed in 1949)

Videos of Ernest Brown Tap Dancing

Resources

Reggio and Brown

Wikipedia "Ernest Brown" Article

LA Times "ERnest Brown Dies at 93" Article