Don't Be Angry
"Don't Be Angry" is a popular song written by Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, and Fred Mendelsohn and published in 1955. Brown released it in 1955, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart. It also went to No. 25 on the US Best Seller list.
| "Don't Be Angry" | |
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| Single by Nappy Brown | |
| Released | 1955 |
| Recorded | 1955 |
| Genre | R&B, soul, blues |
| Length | 2:24 |
| Label | Savoy |
| Songwriter(s) | Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, Fred Mendelsohn |
| "Don't Be Angry" | ||||
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| Single by The Crew-Cuts | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1955 | |||
| Genre | Vocal pop, doo wop, R&B, traditional pop, jump blues, big band | |||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy, Fred Mendelsohn | |||
| The Crew-Cuts singles chronology | ||||
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The song opens with the gimmick vocal "So, l-l-l-l-l-l", a vibrato trick that Brown had picked up from listening to foreign radio stations. This trick became his trademark and was used in several subsequent recordings.
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