Oscar Brown Jr. has been played on NTS in shows including Dark Sky, featured first on 17 September 2014. Songs played include Mr. Kicks, Brother Where Are You and But I Was Cool.

Oscar Brown, Jr. (October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. He ran unsuccessfully for office in both the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Congress. Brown wrote at least 1,000 songs (only 125 have been published), twelve albums, and over a dozen musical plays.

Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, he was named after his father Oscar Brown,…