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Oscar Brown Jr.

US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago

Chicago, United States • 1926-10-10 – 2005-05-29

Oscar Brown Jr. is credited on 2,159 releases across 579 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,159

Pressings credited

579

Albums

8

Decades active

238

In collections

Biography

Oscar Brown Jr. (October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, actor, and civil rights activist (Brown was African-American). Aside from his career, Brown ran unsuccessfully for office in both the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Congress. Brown wrote many songs (125 have been published), 12 albums, and more than a dozen musical plays.

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Credited work

2,159 releases · 579 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 2,979
  • Other credits · 53
  • Engineering · 3
  • Production · 1

Studios: Nola Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Advision Studios · Atlantic Studios

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