Jim Ed Brown returns with tour

The Sparkman native, who grew up around Pine Bluff and lives outside of Nashville, Tenn., has had a long and storied career. He has recorded between 40 and 50 albums that span his career -- in The Browns, with sisters Maxine and Bonnie in the 1950s and 1960s; in a duo with Helen Cornelius in the late 1970s; and as a solo artist.