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Oscar Brand (February 7, 1920 – September 30, 2016) was a Canadian-born American folk singer-songwriter, radio host, and author. In his career, spanning 70 years, he composed at least 300 songs and released nearly 100 albums, among them Canadian and American patriotic songs.
Oct 1, 2016 · Oscar Brand, the lanky, affable, gravelly-voiced folk singer and songwriter whose weekly on-air hootenanny was the longest-running radio show in history with a single host, died on Friday at his...
Oct 1, 2016 · Oscar Brand, a longtime force on the American folk scene whose radio program Folksong Festival showcased Woody Guthrie and a young Bob Dylan among music greats and newcomers, has died, his...
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Oct 2, 2016 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar Brand, a longtime force on the American folk scene whose radio program “Folksong Festival” showcased Woody Guthrie and a young Bob Dylan among music greats and newcomers, has died, his manager said Saturday. He was 96.
Oct 1, 2016 · Oscar Brand, a folk troubadour, raconteur, broadcaster and writer whose radio show "Folksong Festival" aired for 70 years and helped introduce then-unknown entertainers such as Bob...
Sep 30, 2016 · An American folksinger, songwriter, and radio broadcaster, with a career spanning over 70 years. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 2010s. Born. February 7, 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Died. September 30, 2016 in Great Neck, NY.
Oct 4, 2016 · Playlist. Oscar Brand, host of WNYC's "Folksong Festival," died Friday at age 96. He hosted the program for 70 years, and he was also host of NPR's "Voices in the Wind." His show featured...
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