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Joseph William Brown is truly the patriarch of Canadian country music. His career spanned over five decades, starting with the Hillbilly Jewels, a group he formed when only in his teens with his sister, Vivian. The Hillbilly Jewels\u2019 most successful period came in 1952, when they toured across Canada with the \u201cWilf Carter Show\u201d.<\/p>\n

After the demise of the Hillbilly Jewels, \u201cPapa\u201d Joe Brown moved to Ottawa, where in the mid-1950s he became a founding member of The Happy Wanderers, a mainstay on the Ottawa Valley scene for the next decade. In 1967, he decided to take it to the next level and form a group with himself on bass and vocals, his son Barry as the primary vocalist and guitarist, and daughters Tracey and Lawanda on vocals. Guitarist, Dave Dennison and drummer Ron Sparling, who also served as the band\u2019s manager, also came on board. Family Brown went on to become Canadian country music\u2019s most awarded group.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Affectionately known as \u201cPapa\u201d Joe, because of his talent, humour and affection, he will always be remembered for his unique recitations. \u201cPapa\u201d Joe Brown passed away May 30, 1986 at the age of 60.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":2093,"menu_order":56,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"inductee-category":[104],"class_list":["post-1602","inductee","type-inductee","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","inductee-category-all-artists"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n"Papa" Joe Brown - https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale:alternate\" content=\"en_ca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\""Papa" Joe Brown\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/papa-joe-brown-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCMAOfficial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-28T16:34:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5_Papa_Joe_Brown.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"263\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"271\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@CCMAofficial\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/papa-joe-brown-5\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/soundcheck.ccma.org\\\/inductees\\\/papa-joe-brown-5\\\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"Papa\\\" Joe Brown - 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