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Paul Allan Oscher (February 26, 1947 – April 18, 2021) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Primarily a harmonica player, he was the first permanent white member of Muddy Waters' band.Norman Darwen, "Obituary: Paul Oscher", Blues & Rhythm, No.360, June 2021, pp14-15
After performing solo for a time in New York as "Brooklyn Slim", he toured Europe in 1976 with Louisiana Red. They both appeared at the WDR-TV music show, Rockpalast. During the 1990s, Oscher worked as a multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, guitar and harmonica, sometimes as a one-man band. He recorded an album in 1995, The Deep Blues of Paul Oscher. In 1999, he played with Big Bill Morganfield on his debut album, Rising Son.
In 2003, Oscher was featured on harmonica, guitar and vocals on Hubert Sumlin's album, About Them Shoes, along with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Levon Helm. In 2006, Oscher collaborated with Mos Def and recorded the song, "Bed Stuy Parade and Funeral March", on Mos Def's album, The New Danger. In 2008, he recorded with Keb' Mo' on the soundtrack of a film about the blues, Who Do You Love?.
He died on April 18, 2021, in Austin, his home city for the last years of his life, after several weeks hospitalized with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. He was 74.
With Muddy Waters
Personal life and death
Oscher was married to the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks, from 2001 to 2011.
Awards
2006: Blues Music Awards:
2000: LA Music Awards
Discography
As a solo artist
External links
Categories: 1947 Births, 2021 Deaths, Musicians From Brooklyn, Harmonica Blues Musicians, American Blues Harmonica Players, American Blues Guitarists, American Male Guitarists, American Blues Singers, Guitarists From New York, 20th-century American Guitarists, 20th-century American Male Musicians, Deaths From The Covid-19 Pandemic In Texas
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