Died On This Date (October 11, 2011) Kim Brown / The Renegades
themusicsover Kim Brown
May 2, 1945 – October 11, 2011
Kim Brown was a British guitarist and singer who fronted the ’60s Finnish rock band, the Renegades. The band released several albums that sold very well throughout Sweden and beyond. Their hits included “Matelot,” “Cadillac,” and “Thirteen.” In the mid ’70s, Brown formed an oldies band, Kim & the Cadillacs who also found popularity thanks in part to the nostalgia craze ushered in by Grease and Happy Days. Brown reunited the Renegades during the ’90s. Kim Brown died of esophageal cancer on October 11, 2011. He was 66.
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