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AKA: Bobby Baresford Brown
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/05/1969
Birthplace: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
biography
Known more for his trouble with the law and his strange, drug-addled marriage to pop diva Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown once had a chart-topping music career. With swaggering bravado, he seemed to have it all—platinum record sales, sold-out concerts with rabid fans chanting his name, wanna-bes sporting his famed Gumby haircut—but arrests for assault, drunk driving and drug possession over the years damaged his vibrant career beyond repair. Despite numerous attempts to get his life and career back on track—albums, movies, reality television—Brown seemed to slip back into old ways and
Began singing with Roxbury schoolmates Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell, which later developed into "New Edition"
Discovered by producer Maurice Starr who signed them to his label and co-authored their debut hit, "Candy Girl," which helped get New Edition a deal with MCA
1986
Left New Edition to become a solo artist
1987
Released debut solo album, King of Stage
1988
Released second album, Don't Be Cruel, which sold 7 million copies, producing the smash single "My Prerogative"
