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Atlantic. Musical artist. Oscar Brown Jr. (October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. Aside from his career, Brown ran unsuccessfully for office in both the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Congress.
Oscar Brown, Jr. (* 10. Oktober 1926 in Chicago, Illinois; † 29. Mai 2005 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Sänger und Texter. Das Magazin Rolling Stone wählte sein Debütalbum Sin & Soul …and then some aus dem Jahre 1960 in seiner Liste Die 100 besten Jazz-Alben auf Platz 63. [1] Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Biografie. 2 Diskografie. 3 Weblinks.
1960. Columbia Records releases Oscar Brown, Jr’s debut album, Sin & Soul. This album is regarded as a “true classic.”. Brown began a trend of creating self-penned lyrics for popular jazz instrumentals, a style carried on by several major jazz vocalists. Sin & Soul includes “Bid ‘Em In,” Oscar's vivid re-creation of an auctioneer ...
The OscarBrownJr.Org website is produced and directed by the Brown family. His offspring-lead by his youngest daughters Africa and Maggie-have sanctioned the contents you see. To set this site on a course they feel their father had envisioned, they have used his own words as often as possible to convey what. Oscar Brown, Jr. was about.
1. Sept. 2005 · At long last, the first-ever anthology of lyrics and poems by legendary singer, spoken-word artist and actor Oscar Brown, Jr. Included in this collection are such classic lyrics as "All Blues," "Signifying Monkey," "Work Song," and "But I Was Cool" along with newer works such as "I Apologize," and "This Beach" (As seen on Def Poetry ...
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1. Sept. 2005 · 4.67. 6 ratings1 review. At long last, the first-ever anthology of lyrics and poems by legendary singer, spoken-word artist and actor Oscar Brown, Jr. Included in this collection are such classic lyrics as "All Blues," "Signifying Monkey," "Work Song," and "But I Was Cool" along with newer works such as "I Apologize," and "This Beach ...
19. Sept. 2000 · Oscar Brown, Jr. Born October 10, 1926, in Chicago, Oscar Brown, Jr. defied narrow definition. Throughout his forty-year career, he was part jazz singer, part poet, part entertainer and part songwriter. As an aspiring young playwright in 1960, Brown made an unprecedented two-hour appearance on NBC soon after writing "Kicks & Company".
