Clement W. Triplett (March 11, 1929[1] – July 10, 2016) who was known professionally as Dusty Brown, was an American electric blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.
[2] Left in the care of his brothers on a farm in the Deep South, Brown taught himself to play the harmonica by borrowing his elder siblings instruments.
In 1946, he left the Delta to join his mother in Chicago, Illinois, where he found employment as a taxicab driver and, in his spare time, variously saw Cab Calloway, Sonny Boy Williamson I and Tampa Red play.
[3] By 1953,[1] the ensemble, now including Lester Davenport playing the drums, acquired a residency at the Kasbah Lounge previously held by Freddie King.
[3] On October 1, 1955,[4] Benson recorded Brown on harmonica, alongside Little Son Joe (vocals and guitar), Johnny Sturdivant (drums) and Henry Gray (piano).
In 1958, the similarly small outfit, Bandera Records, allowed Brown to cut four sides; "Will You Forgive Me Baby", "Well, You Know", "Please Don't Go" and "Do You Love Me".
The individuals on that recording were Brown, plus Hip Linkchain and his brother Jug, augmented by Bob Richey as drummer and Gray again on the piano.