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Oscar Brown Jr. Biography
1926-2005
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Oscar Brown Jr. was not a man easily defined. Labels like songwriter, composer, actor, singer, director, producer, playwright all fit, but not quite. He was also an activist, a visionary, and a social commentator.
As influenced by the Harlem Renaissance as he was by the Civil Rights Movement, Brown had a desire to create and to communicate.
In 1962 Brown moved to Los Angeles to host the television program Jazz Scene USA. There he met singer and dancer Jean Pace."I wanted to present a picture of black culture to anyone who could hear it," the Los Angeles Times quoted him as saying. In doing so he penned over 1,000 songs, recorded 11 albums, and wrote several plays. Though he never received the recognition many felt he deserved during his life, his music and words have had a continued influence on a whole new generation of artists and activists.
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