The Man Behind the Music: “Gatemouth belonged to the world, but he came home to us” - Orange Leader

The Man Behind the Music: “Gatemouth belonged to the world, but he came home to us” - Orange Leader

Before he was known for melting genres and defying musical labels, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown was simply a son, a brother, a father and an uncle- a man whose legacy was shaped as much by the family who stood behind him as by the notes he played. While the world remembers him for his fierce independence and virtuosic blend of Blues, Jazz, Country and Cajun music, on the day of his new headstone unveiling, his family remembered something deeper: t…

The Man Behind the Music: “Gatemouth belonged to the world, but he came home to us”

Before he was known for melting genres and defying musical labels, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown was simply a son, a brother, a father and an uncle- a man whose legacy was shaped as much by the family who stood behind him as by the notes he played. While the world remembers him for his fierce independence and virtuosic blend of Blues, Jazz, Country and Cajun music, on the day of his new headstone unveiling, his family remembered something deeper: t…