About Oscar Brand
Oscar Brand (February 7, 1920 – September 30, 2016) was a Canadian-born American folk singer-songwriter, radio and TV host, and author. In his career, spanning 70 years, he composed at least 300 songs and released nearly 100 albums, among them Canadian and American patriotic songs. Brand's music ran the gamut from novelty songs to serious social commentary and spanned a number of genres. Brand also wrote a number of short stories. For 70 years, he was the host of a weekly folk music show on WNYC Radio in New York City, which is credited as the longest-running radio show with only one host in broadcasting history. In Canada, he was host of the televised folk concert series, Let's Sing Out!, which ran from 1963 to 1967, first on the CTV network, then on CBC, featuring Canadian and U.S. folk stars of the day. He also hosted shorter-lived CTV series while Let's Sing Out! was on CBC. The show ran more or less continuously from its debut on December 10, 1945 to September 2016, making it the longest-running radio show with the same host, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. In 1976, Brand recorded the campaign song for former Democratic Georgia governor Jimmy Carter's successful presidential campaign titled "Why Not the Best?".
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