Jim Ed Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015) Born on this day in Sparkman, Arkansas, was singer-songwriter Jim Ed Brown, Jim achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns and in 1959, scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The Three Bells" He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974 Pop a Top" was written and originally recorded by Nat Stuckey in 1966. The first hit version was released by Jim Ed Brown in May 1967 as the third and final singl