his death 32 years later, Brown was a professor of voice at the University of North Florida. He had previously taught at Florida Presbyterian College from 1970 to 1972. Brown died in 2004 at the age of 66 in Jacksonville, Florida. References Further reading Interview with William Brown, September 21, 1990 1938 births 2004 deaths American operatic tenors Jackson State University alumni Jacobs School of Music alumni Peabody Institute alumni Musicians from Jackson, Mississippi Singers from Mississippi Eckerd College faculty 20th-century American male opera singers