Jocelyn Brown's distinctive voice fronts some of disco music's most timeless tracks.

Brown was born in 1950 in Kingston, South Carolina. She grew up in a very musical and religious family; gospel through and through. Her aunt, Barbara Roy - a member of disco group Ecstasy, Passion & Pain, helped inspire her to move on to secular music.

She began working prolifically during the latter half of the 70s and set aside her aspiration to become a teacher.

One of Brown's most well known periods came as a member of Patrick Adams' Musique, a group that scored a major disco hit in 1978 with "Keep on Jumpin'". A version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (remixed by DJ Larry Levan of the Paradise Garage, an infamous disco club where Brown often performed) and "Moment of My Life" followed respectively in 1981 and 1982. They have since become as disco classics.

Brown finally broke as a solo artist in 1984 with "Somebody Else's Guy", a number two RnB smash written with her sister Annette Brown. During this hot period from the late 70s to the close of the 80s Brown also kept a busy schedule as a session singer for a wide range of artists including Bette Midler, Chic, Candido, Lou Reed, Culture Club, Mick Jagger, and Diana Ross.

During the 90s Brown worked extensively with Todd Terry, Incognito, Masters at Work, and several others and is still recording to date.

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