The Browns
James Edward "Jim Ed" Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015)
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) – Jim Ed Brown, a longtime Grand Ole Opry member
who had solo and group hits and was a prominent figure on country music
television shows, died Thursday.
Brown died of cancer at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee,
according to a news release from Webster Public Relations. He is to be
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year.
In the mid-1950s, Brown and his two sisters, Bonnie and Maxie, formed the
trio known as The Browns, and had the No. 1 hit "The Three Bells" on both
the pop and country charts in 1959.