[78-L] Celebrating the Oscars

[Cary Ginell]

Oscar "Buddy" Woods (blues singer, recorded with Jimmie Davis)
John Oscar (pre-war blues singer)
Oscar Peterson (jazz pianist with 12 fingers)
Oscar Aleman (Argentinean guitarist, championed by Hans Koert)
Oscar Wills (T.V. Slim) (Chess R&B artist)
Rollin Sullivan ("Oscar" of Lonzo & Oscar) (Opry comedian)
Oscar Harper (leader of '20s Texas string band)
Oscar Boyd (leader of the Calvaes, Chess R&B group)
Oscar Doucet (Cajun performer)
Oscar Pettiford (bop bassist)
Oscar Levant (pianist and noted hypochondriac)
Oscar Craver (pseudonym for hillbilly performer Byrd Moore on Conqueror)
Oscar Martinez (Tejano pioneer)
Oscar Moore (guitarist with the Nat King Cole Trio)
Oscar Brand (folk singer and longtime WNYC host)
Oscar "Papa" Celestin (New Orleans jazz trumpeter)
Oscar Ford (hillbilly performer who recorded on Columbia 15000 series)
Oscar Brown, Jr. (jazz singer & playwright)
Oscar Smith (post-war blues guitarist)
Oscar's Chicago Swingers (Sam Theard group, recorded for Decca)
Oscar Klein (tradition-minded Austrian jazz trumpeter)
Oscar Jenkins (hillbilly banjo player who recorded for Paramount & Gennett)
Oscar McLollie (R&B/jump singer & band leader)

Cary Ginell (who will NOT be watching the Oscars tonight)