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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.
19 de jun. de 2011 · Jazz VocalOscar Brown Jr. The snake. Jazz VocalOscar Brown Jr. The snake.
Oscar Brown Jr. @oscarbrownjr.5978 ‧. 275 subscribers ‧ 42 videos. On October 10, 2019 the family of Oscar Brown, Jr. launched the Official YouTube Channel dedicated to his music and...
Oscar Brown Jr.’s focus took a drastic turn by 1967, when he began working with the notorious Blackstone Rangers street gang, on Chicago’s Southside.
Su primera obra grabada, Brown Baby (1956), tuvo como intérprete a una cantante excepcional: la legendaria Mahalia Jackson. En tiempos de la Black Revolution, Brown colaboró con el baterista Max Roach en una obra crucial del jazz más contestatario: We insist!
19 de sept. de 2000 · 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".
Oscar Brown, Jr. spent several years as the first and youngest newscaster to bring “Negro” news to the nation. In 1960 he raised $400K when NBC's entire Today Show was turned over for a backers audition for Oscars’ original musical KICKS & CO.
