Oscar Brand Lyrics

Oscar Brand (born February 7, 1920, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is a folk singer, songwriter, and author. In his career, spanning over 60 years, he has composed at least 300 songs and released nearly 100 albums, among them Canadian patriotic songs, songs of the U.S. Armed Forces, sea shanties, presidential campaign songs over the years, and songs of protest.He has played alongside such legends of folk music as Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger. He wrote various books on the folk song and folk song collections including The Ballad Mongers: Rise of the American Folk Song, Songs Of '76: A Folksinger's History Of The Revolution and Bawdy Songs & Backroom Ballads, the latter comprising four volumes.Brand is well k... read more