Celebrate Christmas on Country Road TV's VOD platform - subscribe today right here and watch anytime! https://crtvusa.com/Christmas • Jim Ed Brown was an American country singer and Grand Ole Opry star whose smooth, warm baritone made him one of the genre’s most recognizable voices from the 1950s through the 1980s. Born in 1934 in Arkansas, he first found success with his sisters Maxine and Bonnie as The Browns, a harmony-driven trio best known for their 1959 crossover classic “The Three Bells.”