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Oscar Brown Jr.: Man With A Message

David Nathan, Blues & Soul, July 1974

HIT RECORDS are funny things. An artist can go in the studio, work for hours, use the best musicians, spend lots of money and think they've come up with a smash and still fail. Ask Oscar Brown Jr. He'll tell you all about having a hit right out of the blue.

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