Congressional
Black Caucus Awards
Dinner Marilyn Ashford
Brown was both honored and speechless by the invitation extended to her by the
Congressional Black Caucus to perform for the 2008 Awards Dinner where she
shared the stage with Grammy Award winner, Pattie LaBelle.See
full article.
Music Is My Passion...I Sing For Those Who
Listen And Perform For Those Who Support Me...I Am So Lucky To Have Such Loyal
Fans! Marilyn Ashford
Brown Available For Engagements In 2013...
Marilyn
Ashford-Brown is a
former member of the group Sasss...and
You're listening to a song they
recorded titled, I Didn't
Mean It At All featuring
the late, Grover Washington,
Jr....it was only released
in the U. K. during 1984 and
was Written & Produced
by Dexter Wansel - Co-written
by Cynthia Biggs.
Sasss
are also the recorded background
voices on the Sharon Redd
hit titled, Can You Handle
It which was originally
recorded for release on Sasss.
Ashford-Brown has
since re-recorded and released
Can You Handle It on her
Mix 2010 CD. Sasss
were also the recorded background
voices on Gayle Adams
hit, titled Love Fever
and Your Love Is A Lifesaver
including several other Adams
recordings. On her own, Ashford-Brown
has independently, released
(4) CD's. The Just
Doing Me, cd has proven
her most successful yet, with
the hit track titled, I've
Got A Feeling generating
buzz and cd sales throughout
Europe and Japan. As as
a result, she has traveled abroad
to perform in Hamburg, Germany'
s Baltic Soul Weekender, Costa
Brava Spain's Med-Soul and The
Netherlands, Radio 6. Festival.
The earlier Sasss days
included the You've
Got What It Takes U. K.
Tour with Bobby Thurston.
Under Wansel's direction, Sasss
recorded with such artists as
Pieces of A Dream, featuring
the late, Grover Washington,
Jr. They Also recorded with
the late, Lou Rawls.
Ashford-Brown has shared
the stage with the late, Phyllis
Hyman and also, with Patti
Labelle during the Congressional
Black Caucus Annual Dinner honoring,
then Presidential Candidate,
Barack Obama. Ashford-Brown
just recently accepted an invitation
extended by Dexter Wansel to
be one of the featured artists
with his Sounds of Philly Production
Tour - Coming Soon
To A City Near You!
All
of the music featured on this
site is available for downloads
on iTunes, Amazon and Cdbaby.com.
A Classic Moment: Marilyn Ashford Brown accompanied by Dexter Wansel on
piano, live at Blues Alley. Photograph by: Gerald Barnes
Marilyn
Ashford-Brown has
been inspired over
the years by the
music of the late,
Phyllis
Hyman. Very
few know her story
and connection to
the legend. Marilyn
once shared the
stage with Ms. Hyman
along with Pieces
of A Dream. You
Know How To Love
Me is from Marilyn's
forthcoming CD,
which will be devoted
to some of the greatest
recordings of Ms.
Hyman's career.
Can
You Handle It was
significant to Marilyn's
professional recording
career. It was originally
recorded by Marilyn's
former group Sasss,
the lead vocal was
later replaced by
the Late, Sharon
Redd and went on
to become a huge
hit. During 1980,
Sasss had just completed
recording the track
and was heading
to the U.K. with
Bobby
Thurston
for a tour to promote
You've Got What
It Takes, also a
huge hit. Marilyn
would go on to work
with Producers,
Dexter
Wansel and
Al
Johnson.
The release of her
Just Doing Me, cd,
has generated quite
a "buzz"
in the European
Markets, Most notably
the hit song I've
got a Feeling garnering
her international
fame. Because of
her undying love
for and connection
to Can You Handle
It, Marilyn's Manager
suggested that she
record and include
both tracks on this
short, Club-Mix
Compilation...It's
A Teaser!!! The
Best Is Yet To Come
From The Sensational
Marilyn Ashford-Brown....ENJOY
"Sensational",
Marilyn Ashford
Brown....ENJOY!
Marilyn
Ashford Brown
A
2010 Wammie Nominee Wishes To
Congratulate
All
of This Years Award Winner's.
Marilyn's
First Wammie Nomination was
for
The
Urban/Contemporary Vocalist
Category
Sadly, I report the death of
Producer/Guitarist, Rodney Brown, Writer & Producer
of Can You Handle It recorded by the late,
Sharon Redd and Check Out The Groove
recorded by Bobby Thurston. Rodney & the
Late, Wilie Lester's goal was to put Washington D. C. on the
map, following the path of Philadelphia International Producers, Kenney
Gamble & Huff. Together Brown and Lester gave myself and
Sasss our first professional, recording experience....for that,
I shall always be grateful.
A
very special thanks
to all of my fans
and supporters for
your continued support.
Especially
to my new European
and Japan
fan base abroad.
You have shown unbelievable
support for my new
Just Doing Me CD.
I have read
all of your
email's and requests
for a European Tour
and we're certainly
working on it for
2010.
Because
of you, this independently
released cd
is proving
to have staying
power with consistent
and increased digital
downloads and online
CD Sales. The inspirational
track 1 titled,
I've Got A
Feeling
and the soulful,
track 3 titled,
Anything (in
the world)
have received very
promising amounts
of downloads. This
2009 release is
crossing over into
2010 with endless
possilities. A very
special thank you
to Di-Lee, DJ Funk-O-Nots
and everyone who
have been very instrumental
in promoting my
music abroad.
In
a recent interview
I was asked "what
is the best part
about being a singer-songwriter
and recording artist"
I replied,
"drawing from
the inspiration
which inspires my
creations and realizing
how much my music
impacts others...not
to mention the endless
possibilities".
"Other
artists are always
looking for new
music to record".
"Movie
Producers features
music for
soundtracks.
Advertising and
Marketing Agencies
often incorporate
music with their
advertisements,
especially in TV
Commercials".
"Because
of this, there's
always the possibility
of my music being
picked up".
The
Washington Post's
favorable CD Review
wrote that
"Marilyn Ashford
Brown's music seems
almost tailored
made to suit her".
This Just
Doing Me CD
however, has music
that could easily
suit other industry
artists. For
Beyounce's
next CD, the
sassy, track 8 titled,
How Much
would be a great
fit for her sassy
voice and repertooire.
The soulful,
Track titled,
Anything (in the
world) makes
an easy fit for
Fantasia's upcoming
CD.
One
earlier inspirational
track from the 2007
Still Standing
CD titled, The
Jesus In Me
would make a
perfect fit
for Kirk Franklin's
contempoary style
and would have been
awesome for Whitney
Houston's comeback
cd. It's the
kind of song that
would have shined
on someone who has
faced so many trials
and tribulations.
Songs have been
re-recorded many
times by various
artists.. I believe
that Diane
Schurr would
be proud of my rendition
of her Louisiana
Sunday Afternoon
just as Earth, Wind
& Fire would
hopefully be proud
of my earlier rendition
of Can't Hide Love.
Yes, the possibilities
ARE endless especially
for 2010.
Without
your support I could
not do this... With
God, All Things
Are Possible.
soulschoonz October 2009 If you are fans of Peggi Blu and Brenda Hillman then you will automatically love this Lady's voice. Click
for full review.
Soul
Tracks September
2009 No matter what folks may have you believe, there is actually no such
thing as an ‘overnight success.' For every comedian who gets
that career-defining film cameo, there are others who are just as
hilarious and camera-ready still struggling in the clubs. For every
performer who's debut release hits number one, there are peers who are
equally as talented, yet don't get their shine until that well-produced
or better-promoted sophomore set. Exemplifying this reality is singer
and songwriter Marilyn Ashford Brown, whose third CD, Just Doing Me!, finally packages her gifts in the crisp, contemporary wrapping that they deserve. Click
for full review.
Washington
Post September 2009 THE
WASHINGTON POST
SAYS "Marilyn
Ashford Brown isn't
the sort of R&B
vocalist who need
to rely on songwriters
for inspiration,
and her output almost
always seems tailor-made
to suit her talents
and capitalize
on her influences".
"In
the end, Ashford-Brown
covers a lot of
ground with personality
and assurance to
spare. Mike Joyce The Washington Post. Read full review.
The
U.K. loves Marilyn
Ashford Brown's
new CD, and she
loves them. The
"Still Standing"
CD sales took
her music
to faraway places
never imagined.
Such places
like the U.K. ,
Germany , Tokyo
, The UKraine
and Canada . It
appears that
her new, "Just
Doing Me" CD
will surpass it".
Is a
European Tour in
the future?
"The
CD Buzz" has
is that Recording
Artist, Marilyn
Ashford Brown has
one of the hottest
New Independent
CD Releases
for 2009). She's
making her own way
in the Recording
Industry by going
at it independently
and it's finally
pay off. After
years of knocking
on the doors of
record executives,
she's giving them
something to stop
and take notice.
Will
Music Mogul, Clive
Davis finally give
her the much anticipated
major distribution
deal that she's
so long prayed for?
Marilyn Ashford-Brown isn't at all moved or caught up in the glamour of
the business She just simply wants to sing, doing what she loves doing
more than anything else in the world. She once read a quote from actor,
Harrison Ford, which has stayed with her for many years. It stated:
"It's the people who get on the bus, and stay on it, who are
successful, not the ones who get off".Well, she has been on the bus for
almost three decades. The passengers who started the journey with her,
got off early, but, she stayed on, and the ride has been much too long
to turn back now.
Coming Soon...
If
you
would
like
details
of
my
new
CD
and
forth
coming
dates
click
here.
Webmaster Colin Hughes Marilyn Ashford Brown Loves Elton
John, and aspires to someday record a duet with him and to hopefully someday do
a tour with him. She wants to re-record "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" and
"Believe" as a duet with Elton.
Elton John, loves the voice and
music of Marilyn Ashford Brown, though he hasn't discovered it yet, he will
soon find out.
A
note to Elton John: Please don't let the sun go down in Washington, D. C.
without performing a duet with songstress, Marilyn Ashford Brown, a Native,
Washingtonian. You can email her at: marilynashfordbrown@yahoo.com
Susan Boyle and Marilyn Ashford
Brown have two things in common, they've been grossly overlooked by the
recording industry, but now is their season. Marilyn wishes Susan Boyle all the
success, and someday hope to meet her to share their life story.
Hopefully, Simon Cowell will give
Songstress, Marilyn Ashford Brown the same opportunity that he's giving to Susan
Boyle. Marilyn who resides in the U. S. A. is another undiscovered, great
talent. She has written a great song for Susan Boyle to sing titled: "Joy" and
plans to send it to Simon.
Buzz will be the word for Marilyn
Ashford Brown's upcoming New CD due for release next fall. There will be
something for everyone to love.
