Arthur Brown

[M Holmes]

=?iso-8859-1?q?Alan=20Linsley?= writes:

> Arthur Brown is mostly remembered for the classic 60s
> single "Fire", you'd know it if it was played to you.
> He used to perform it with a sort of tray strapped to
> the top of his head which was full of some flammable
> liquid which he would light, and occasionally burn
> himself etc.  Others on the list will be able to give
> a more accurate appraisal of his career I'm sure.

Not a tray, a hat with several nozzles. The hat was filled with
flammable liquid and fire burned from the nozzles.


I saw him in Edinburgh in 19965 on his comeback tour and he was excellent.

FoFP