Comments on: Thinking About: Oscar Brown Jr. http://www.prex.com/blog/thinking-oscar-brown-jr/ A Music Reviews and News Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:58:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anthony Medici http://www.prex.com/blog/thinking-oscar-brown-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Anthony Medici Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:13:40 +0000 http://www.prex.com/blog/?p=231#comment-734 Thank you Linda. I couldn't really do justice to Oscar in my limited blog post, but am glad what I wrote hit the mark, and may lead others to listen to Oscar's work. Thank you Linda. I couldn’t really do justice to Oscar in my limited blog post, but am glad what I wrote hit the mark, and may lead others to listen to Oscar’s work.

]]> By: Linda Kosut http://www.prex.com/blog/thinking-oscar-brown-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Linda Kosut Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:42:25 +0000 http://www.prex.com/blog/?p=231#comment-680 Hello - thank you for a most thoughtful blog about Oscar Brown Jr. I am not only a big fan of Oscar's (and have been since I was a young girl), but also as a singer myself, was so moved by his work that after his passing I recorded a CD in tribute to his work. I recognized the meaning and importance of his political and poignant poetry, the drama he brought to his performance/singing and his gift. And he was a performer who really did not want to be "classified" as singing one kind of music or another. As a "nice white Jewish girl from the Bronx" it was a challenge for me to do his material; but I understood and knew that my performing that body of work allows others to hear it, perhaps in a way they would otherwise not be able to hear. I have been acknowledged nationally for this work and received many awards this year. I have met his amazing family. I am honored to have added perhaps just a little bit to keeping his music and mission alive. Again, thank you. Hello – thank you for a most thoughtful blog about Oscar Brown Jr. I am not only a big fan of Oscar’s (and have been since I was a young girl), but also as a singer myself, was so moved by his work that after his passing I recorded a CD in tribute to his work. I recognized the meaning and importance of his political and poignant poetry, the drama he brought to his performance/singing and his gift. And he was a performer who really did not want to be “classified” as singing one kind of music or another.

As a “nice white Jewish girl from the Bronx” it was a challenge for me to do his material; but I understood and knew that my performing that body of work allows others to hear it, perhaps in a way they would otherwise not be able to hear.

I have been acknowledged nationally for this work and received many awards this year. I have met his amazing family. I am honored to have added perhaps just a little bit to keeping his music and mission alive.

Again, thank you.

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