Remembering Sara Brown

Sometime around late 2020/early 2021, Sara and I became friends through our shared love of Greta Van Fleet.  Whether it was on Instagram, TikTok, or in her writing, she was always sharing something about the music she loved. Sara always managed to find all the good music before anyone else did.  She is the only reason I know some of my favorite bands and artists.  Sara is passion personified.  She is the kind of person you want to know.  We only met in person very recently but that never stopped her from being endlessly supportive of me in ways I did not always realize.  I wanted to start posting new stuff on TikTok and she encouraged me to do it and was the first person to follow me.  I started selling my handmade jewelry and she was one of my first customers.  When I wanted to learn more about music journalism, she read my work and encouraged me to keep writing.  She even helped me find somewhere to get it published. Sara gave me the confidence to share my writing and played a huge part in getting me started.  All before we had ever even met each other.  We were supposed to see Greta Van Fleet together, which seemed fitting because that is how we met, but the show got cancelled last minute.  I will be forever grateful that we ran into each other at a Velveteers show a few months ago.  I didn’t even know she was going to be there until I saw her post the view from (of course) the front row. I should’ve guessed she’d be there because she would do anything for the Velveteers.  For any of her favorite bands for that matter.  She never seemed to miss a show. Somehow, she was at all of them.  If anyone has ever chosen the road, it was Sara. 

I’ve learned so much about her impact and her legacy in the last few days from her friends and from the bands she loved.  To have touched so many people’s lives is a testament to the person she was.  When we talked at the Velveteers show I could tell she reserved, but that never held her back.  It never stopped her from achieving her dreams.  She was already well on her way to dominating the music industry and I just know she would have never stopped.  It has been nothing short of devastating to hear of her passing and it’s hard to imagine I won’t see her posts about all her concert adventures anymore.  I had assumed that we would be front row to see the Velveteers together in Nashville in a few weeks but that just means I will scream twice as loud for both of us.  I will forever be grateful for the time I got to know Sara Brown and I wish it could have been longer.  Listening to Greta, The Velveteers, Robert Finley, and so many other bands won’t be the same.  Chase good sounds, choose the road, and take every chance you get to live the life you love like Sara did.

Rest easy and rock on forever Sara Brown.