OTHERS COVER OBJ
Late in the 1950’s and early 60’s Oscar Brown, Jr. started out in songwriting, developing his talent for setting swinging, intellectually impressive lyrics to classic tunes by some of the most renown jazz musicians. Brown’s catalog reveals a thoughtful and versatile wordsmith. Several of his lyrics have become “standards” in vocal jazz guidebooks used in the industry: Dat Dere, All Blues, Afro Blue, being among the most widely known. OBJ’s songs have been recorded by a wide list of stellar recording artists, many of which are listed here.
COVERED BY
YEAR RELEASED
SONG COVERED
Abbey Lincoln
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Mahalia Jackson
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Nina Simone
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Sheila Jordan
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Barbara Streisand
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Lou Rawls
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Liverpool Five
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Al Wilson
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Diana Ross
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Bobby Rush
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Dee Bridgewater
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Latimore
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Randy Crawford
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Dianne Reeves
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Toni Braxton
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Liz Wright
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Chaka Khan
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Robert Glasper feat.
Erykah Badu
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Gregory Porter
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Jazzmia Horne
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Phillip Bailey
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1959
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1960
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1961
1961
1962
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1962
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1968
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1966
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1967
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1968
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1973
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1974
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1974
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1975
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1979
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1991
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1996
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2003
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2004
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2012
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2014
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2017
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2019
Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
Long As You’re Living (OBJ Lyric)
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Brown Baby
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Rags & Old Iron
Work Song (OBJ Lyric)
Brown Baby
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Dat Dere (OBJ Lyric)
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Love Is Like a Newborn Child
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World of Trouble
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The Snake
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The Snake
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Brown Baby
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Chicken Heads
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Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
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A Ladiesman
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Love Is Like a Newborn Child
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Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
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Brown Baby
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Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
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Hazel’s Hips
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Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
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Work Song (OBJ Lyric)
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Afro Blue (OBJ Lyric)
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Long As You’re Living (OBJ Lyric)