Brown was born of Scottish parents in Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India,[1] where his father was a railway engineer.
[2] In 1953, the band travelled south and played among other places at the newly built Royal Festival Hall in London.
[citation needed] On completing his studies, Brown obtained a position as an acoustic engineer with the BBC and moved to London, where he reformed his band.
Other artists whom Brown played with during his career included George Chisholm, Kenny Wheeler,[1] Henry "Red" Allen, Diz Disley, Humphrey Lyttelton, Earle Warren,[1] Eddie Durham, Sammy Price and Pee Wee Russell.
Soon after, while watching England beating Scotland at rugby on television, a glass of whisky in his hand, he died at home of a heart attack brought about by malignant hypertension, aged just 46.