[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO FRANK `HYLO' BROWN

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, on the evening of Tuesday, October 13, the 
people of Johnson County, Kentucky, are coming together to pay tribute 
to Frank ``Hylo'' Brown, an old-time bluegrass singer and songwriter 
from River, Kentucky, in Johnson County, who has inspired bluegrass and 
country music lovers for decades.
  A talented inspiring musician, young Frank Brown was born in River in 
1922. He earned the nickname of ``Hylo'' because of his incredible 
vocal range, but it was his compassion and insight as a human being and 
a musician that have earned him the respect and admiration of those who 
know him and his music.
  Despite being a success on the bluegrass music circuit, he has always 
remembered where he came from--a small town called River, a one-room 
school house, and a coal miner's heritage. Even today, fans still come 
by the old home place where Hylo currently lives to see his collection 
of memorabilia from over 50 years of writing and performing.
  Hylo once said, ``I never set the world on fire, but I made a 
living.'' To the people who know him, he did a lot more than that. That 
is why the people of Paintsville and Johnson County are paying tribute 
to Hylo, commending him for over 50 years of bringing music into our 
homes and our hearts; being a Legendary Bluegrass Balladeer; the 
loyalty he has shown to Johnson County and the people of eastern 
Kentucky; and the kindness and consideration he has shown his fellow 
performers.
  Hylo Brown has not only earned the right to have his name forever 
placed alongside the U.S. 23 Country Music Highway, in eastern 
Kentucky, but he has earned our respect and admiration--not just 
because of the joy of his music has brought us over the years, but 
because of the good, decent man he has been to all those he has known 
throughout his life. I commend Hylo Brown, and I commend the people of 
Paintsville and Johnson County for recognizing his accomplishments.

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