Ward Brown had an advantage over most music-loving kids living in Chicago. He grew up as a child living next to the legendary blues guitarist Muddy Waters, and by his teen years he was playing drums professionally. Being one of Chicago’s most sought after session drummers, offered Ward various opportunities such as studio sessions with top local acts and performing with local acts that opened for artists such as Carl Carlton, Alexander O’Neal and Denice Williams.

During the mid-eighties, Ward signed with a Chicago based independent record label (Black Hole Records) as a songwriter/artist where he honed his songwriting, recording and production skills.

In the mid-nineties, Ward opened his 32 track recording facility Early Park Limited which offered production opportunities with such artist as Pop Staples, Al Hudson and One Way, Latanya, TVT Records, ARS Records and a host of other industry professionals.

During the late nineties, Ward formed the band King Kat, which played around Chicago for several years before he returned to the studio as Brown’s Bag, Defenders of Soul. The mission: to play authentic soul music with real instruments that captured the classic soul sounds of the seventies.

In late 2005, Brown’s Bag released its debut album Labor of Love to critics acclaim. The intention of Labor of Love is to capture the spirit of early 70s soul. As well, Brown’s Bag “No More Love” is found on the Soulbrother Records release “This is Soul 2006”. Being dubbed “the act to watch in 2006”, Ward Brown’s Brown’s Bag signed with Soulchoonz Records for its sophomore release Soul Satisfied.

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