Oscar O'Brien

Oscar O'Brien was a Canadian folklorist, composer, pianist, organist, music educator, and Roman Catholic priest. A large portion of his compositions were based in folklore and he also arranged and harmonized roughly 400 French and Canadian folksongs; many of which were written for his collaborations with Charles Marchand and the Alouette Vocal Quartet. He worked as an arranger or accompanist on numerous 78 rpm recordings for such labels as Bluebird, Brunswick, Columbia, Starr, and Victor. He contributed numerous articles on folklore to publications like Le Canada français and was a frequent lecturer on folklore subjects. In 1978 CBC Radio recognized O'Brien in a series of six broadcasts featuring his harmonizations. ^{Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (d. 1958)}

7 September 1892

Born on the same birth date (7 September 1892): Eric Harrison

Born on the same birth day (7 September): Aleksandr I. Kuprin • Edith Sitwell • Emese Szász-Kovács • Giuseppe Gioachino Belli • Jacob Lawrence • Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse • Nancy Keesing • Pops Mensah-Bonsu • Sergio Della Pergola • Shane Mosley

Born in the same month (September 1892): Adélard Godbout • Alfred A. Knopf Sr. • Arthur Compton • Billy West (silent film actor) • Darius Milhaud • Dezső Kertész • Edward Victor Appleton • Elmer Rice • Eric Harrison • George Bambridge • Joseph Szigeti • Laurence W. Allen • Leverett Saltonstall • Robert Staughton Lynd • Silpa Bhirasri