Gatemouth Brown to Get Historical Marker

Posted by Dan | | Posted On Feb 25, 2009 at 10:50 AM

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown at the Lo...Image via Wikipedia

Well the long Gatemouth Brown headstone disaster has come to an end. He has been granted a state marker even without the required 10 years to pass before he would be eligible. Brown's family is also getting a more elaborate marker made up for him as well.

We're all happy this has worked out, seeing how all these hurricanes and what not has made for a pretty restless afterlife. It has still convinced me to be cremated though.

via Blues Foundation News on 2/25/09
Fans of the late musician Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown think he's special, and now, so does the Texas Historical Commission. The Beaumont Enterprise reports the commission has granted the late Grammy-winner a state marker, even though the usual 10-year wait for an individual to get a marker hasn't passed. Brown, who grew up in Orange, died here in September 2005. "It's unusual," for the early marker, said Sarah McCleskey with the historical commission. "They do make exceptions to the rule...
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