Denver
44°
hide
Change your location
Alamosa
Aspen
Aurora
Boulder
Broomfield
Centennial
Colorado Springs
Cortez
Denver
Durango
Fort Carson
Fort Collins
Grand Junction
Greeley
Gunnison
La Junta
Lamar
Leadville
Limon
Montrose
Pueblo
Rifle
Saguache
Springfield
Telluride
Trinidad
hide
News & Current Affairs
Documentary & History
Science & Nature
Arts & Entertainment
Lifestyle
Colorado
e-promo
Name
e-mail
Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Colorado in the 1930s - an online exhibit
Colorado in the 1930s
National Parks
Ken Burns on San Antonio Missions
Paper on a new plane
The Colorado Historical Society's dioramas
Interview with "American Experience" exec producer Mark Samels
Native American Heritage Month
Packard: An American Classic Car
Tuesday at 8pm
Art in the Twenty-First Century: Systems (Part 4 of 4)
Sunday at 11pm
American Experience: Hoover Dam
Monday at 8pm
Beyond the Medal of Honor
Wednesday at 8pm
Secrets of the Dead: Airmen and the Headhunters
Wednesday at 7pm
Documentary & History
The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.
Denver filmmaker donnie l. betts' documentary focuses on Chicago native Oscar Brown Jr.'s work as a writer and performer for over a half a century. Starting at the tender age of 15 he was a radio performer with the network series "Secret City." He also was a key player in Richard Durham's "Destination Freedom: Black Radio Days" series from 1948-1950. Brown's musical explorations included sharing the bill with such greats as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderly. His one man show Oscar Brown Jr. Entertains led one critic to hail him as "a musical genius." In 1967, he produced the musical Opportunity Please Knock in conjunction with a huge youth gang known as the Blackstone Rangers, and gained national recognition when gang members appeared on the Smothers Brothers CBS television show. He also hosted the popular PBS television show FROM JUMP STREET - THE STORY OF BLACK MUSIC. For more information, visit www.musicismylife.info.
MORE ›
More discussions about
Documentary & History
Paper on a new plane
Friday, Nov. 6
1930s Photo Collection
Friday, Oct. 16
Packed house at historic theatre in Grand Junction
Tuesday, Sept. 29
WATCH: Japanese internment camps
Tuesday, July 14
Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Friday, May 8
What's your point of view?
Javascript is required to view this web page.
THIS SITE REQUIRES JAVASCRIPT
Please enable javascript in your browser.
Leave this field empty
Name:
E-mail:
Your e-mail address will not be shown.
Comment:
characters left
We welcome your comments, and hope to host energetic, civil discussions. As you post, please keep the following in mind:
Keep your comments focused on the topic at hand.
Don't use profanity, personal attacks or hate speech.
Don't promote a business or raise money.
When all else fails, think "Golden Rule": Treat others the way you'd like to be treated yourself.
We reserve the right to remove posts that don't follow these guidelines.
Notify me when there is a new post in this thread.
Sign me up for Rocky Mountain PBS' weekly E-news.
Air Times
Not currently scheduled
CC - Closed Caption
HD - High Definition
16:9 - Anamorphic Widescreen
LTR - Letterbox
DVI - Descriptive Video Information
for the visually impaired
Episode Guide
The Story of Oscar Brown Jr.
None
first aired: February 11, 2007 (#0)
Denver filmmaker donnie l. betts' documentary focuses on Chicago native ...
Javascript is required to view this web page.
More discussions about
Documentary & History
Paper on a new plane
Friday, Nov. 6
1930s Photo Collection
Friday, Oct. 16
Packed house at historic theatre in Grand Junction
Tuesday, Sept. 29
WATCH: Japanese internment camps
Tuesday, July 14
Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Friday, May 8
What's your point of view?
Javascript is required to view this web page.
THIS SITE REQUIRES JAVASCRIPT
Please enable javascript in your browser.
Leave this field empty
Name:
E-mail:
Your e-mail address will not be shown.
Comment:
characters left
We welcome your comments, and hope to host energetic, civil discussions. As you post, please keep the following in mind:
Keep your comments focused on the topic at hand.
Don't use profanity, personal attacks or hate speech.
Don't promote a business or raise money.
When all else fails, think "Golden Rule": Treat others the way you'd like to be treated yourself.
We reserve the right to remove posts that don't follow these guidelines.
Notify me when there is a new post in this thread.
Sign me up for Rocky Mountain PBS' weekly E-news.
Contact Us
|
Jobs
|
About Us
Copyright© 1995-2009 Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Inc. All rights reserved.
Help
|
Privacy policy
