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Title: Oscar Brown Jr. - Sin & Soul
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1960, Jazz, Vocal Jazz/Spoken Word Soul-Jazz, Chicago, Illinois 6/26
Matrix #: CS 8377
Condition: VG+ LM | Members: Oscar B (26' - 05')
Cultural Facts:

1. Political Science Brown was deeply tied to civil rights-era art, using humor, poetry, jazz phrasing, and social criticism instead of separating entertainment from politics.
2. Personal Struggle Brown dealt with racism in entertainment and surveillance-era suspicion around left-wing politics, which limited parts of his mainstream career despite his talent.
3. Scene Ecology Sin & Soul helped connect nightclub jazz, spoken-word performance, Black theater, and early soul-era storytelling, making Brown feel like both a singer and a street-corner philosopher.