Brown, Roy

Brown, Roy * July 18, 1945Brown, RoyRoy Brown Roy Brown Ramírez, who performs professionally as Roy Brown, was born on July 18, 1945, in Orlando, Florida, where his father, an officer in the U.S. Navy, was stationed. Brown is a well-known composer and singer in Puerto Rico, a notable advocate of the island’s independence, and perhaps the foremost Puerto Rican exponent of the musical style called nueva trova. Brown’s mother, a native of Puerto Rico, taught him Spanish and introduced him to her…