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David Perlmutter's avatar

"Dat Dere" is a brilliant and audacious tune, and immediately got me interested in Brown. Now I know which album to get a copy of to have it.

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Robert C. Gilbert's avatar

I agree. The whole album is just as good. A masterpiece, in my opinion.

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NickS (WA)'s avatar

I was just listening to "Brown Baby" today. It's amazing, and prompted me to re-read your piece on the album and Oscar Brown.

He is unusual, and able to pull off things that most singers can't (for example, Nina Simone's version of "Brown Baby" is great but feels overly theatrical by comparison).

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Robert C. Gilbert's avatar

He was one-of-kind - supremely hip and a righteous soul.

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Tom Moon's avatar

Great piece about such a landmark work -- really appreciate the detail and context here.

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Robert C. Gilbert's avatar

Thank you, Tom. Really appreciate your kind comment, particularly as I am a big fan of your Substack.

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Marco Romano's avatar

Another great post Robert. He is an artist I was never familiar with. I will have to listen to some of his work.

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Robert C. Gilbert's avatar

Thank you, Marco. Oscar Brown Jr. was great and hope you will like what you will hear.

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Robert C. Gilbert's avatar

You're welcome - hope you will enjoy the music.

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