Facts:   - instrument: vocals    - years active: 1974 & ndash ; present    - birth name: shirley brown    - origin: west memphis , arkansas , united states    - genre: r & b      - birth date: 6 january 1947    - image size: 200    - background: solo_singer    - label: abet , stax , arista , malaco    - occupation: singer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shirley brown .
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shirley brown -lrb- born january 6 , 1947 , west memphis , arkansas -rrb- is an american soul singer , best known for her million-selling single `` woman to woman '' , which was nominated for a grammy award in 1975 .