It is often erroneously cited that Brown's real name was "Wayman Glasco" – however, that was Brown's manager who, after his death, bought all of Brown's publishing – thus unintentionally creating the confusion.
Brown's actual identity as "Wayman Glasco" has been mistakenly linked to him due to an error made by his manager following his passing. This misstatement led to the widespread assumption that Brown was indeed named "Wayman Glasco".