Terry Brown

The UT Theater Department and ROTC Department molded this man into the schizoid person that he is today. While in college he ran many of the audience out of his musical performances, but some stayed to listen to The Laurel Play Group's 1976 original musical bi-centennial production of 200 RPM. In 1978, Terry sang choral parts in the UT production of Jesus Christ Superstar. During his enlistment in the Army, he played acoustic guitar at the Officer Mess in Schweinfurt Germany with his lovely wife, Nancy ,singing.

His music went on hold when Obadiah's “Golden Greek God” bass player decided to come forth into this world.

The music continued in 1982 when Terry and Nancy teamed up with Alan Davis (who needs to write his own bio) and established the renowned group TAN. TAN played together every chance they could in Powell, Fountain City and in other remote spots around Knoxville. The ‘N' in TAN is Nancy, whom is sorely missed now from the group. She focused on raising the blond headed bass player, Nathan Brown. The duo now is called T & A. “If There is a Way to Change” and “Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Ramah, Shiva” are songs from this era written by East and Lumpkin- or the gurus-as they were so lovingly called.

In August 1990, duty called again and Terry spent some time “In the Sand” meeting nice new people in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. That seven months in the desert inspired Terry to write “In the Sand,” a song that is still relevant to this day.

After the Army, Terry couldn't get a job in the States, so he became an Ex-patriot or Ex-pat. Searching for a country to make home he spent five years in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). KSA chased him out so he escaped to Jaji, Nigeria, where he resides today.

Every weekend Terry travels to “Abuja” and was inspired to write a song about that Ground Hog Day type of repetitious travel experience. “Abuja” is well received over in Nigeria, because the song mentions the country's icon Zuma Rock and the capital “Abuja.” “A Little Slice of Heaven” was a poem written in Jaji, Kaduna, by another ex-pat Mike Ivey. Terry put the music to it, so that Mike could take it to Iraq and listen to it, while he stands guard in the desert.

Terry can be seen playing his Guild Acoustic guitar on the weekends at the Capital Bar, located in the bottom of the NICON Hilton Hotel, Abuja. If not there then you can catch him at the swimming pool of the same said establishment playing for whom will ever listen.

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