SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT (THIS LAND OF OURS)
Written by Oscar Brand in 1963
Performed by The Travellers
Oscar Brand was
born on Lusted Avenue in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The pre-eminent
folk music authority in North
America.
Has been on the
radio in New York for over 60
years
Appeared on stages
with the likes of Bob Dylan
and Harry Belafonte
Recorded some 70
albums
Hosted "Let's Sing
Out"
Wrote Something
To Sing About (This Land of
Ours)
And best of all
... Oscar the Grouch is named
for him! He was a member
of the original Children's
Television Workshop when they
created Sesame Street and they
named the grouchy character
after him because he was so
fastidious at meetings that he
ticked people off. What
a proud fact for Manitobans!
