What It Is: Poems and Opinions of Oscar Brown Jr.

By Oscar Brown Jr. and Oscar Brown

At long last, the first-ever anthology of lyrics and poems by legendary singer, spoken-word artist and actor Oscar Brown, Jr. Included in this collection are such classic lyrics as "All Blues,"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967103312
• ISBN13: 9780967103310
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Oyster Knife Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Simply Beautiful

This book is a fantastic introduction to Oscar Brown Jr. and his music. If you are a true fan of his work you will be left wanting more as I was. However, it is still a great keepsake and a nice gift for those who are into music history.

Shades of Delight/Cocoa Hue

Finally, a great collection of Oscar Brown, Jr.'s lyrics, poems, and short essays. Oscar Brown, Jr.'s renowned lyrics to jazz standards such as "All Blues," and "Dat Dere," his classics "Signifying Monkey" and "Wham, Bam! Thank you Ma'am" and "Peace Pieces" such as "Hymn to the Homeless," and "Chant of the Welfare Mothers" are all collected here. As one of our foremost cultural and political activists, creative geniouses and undersung heroes, Brown's creative and political commitments shine throuh here. As fellow poet Kent Foreman puts it in the foreword, "the spoken word was Oscar's roots and his artistic genesis" who created "lyrics that were literature."