Oscar Washington

Oscar Washington
Birth nameOscar Douglas Washington
Bornc.1912
Died2004/05
GenresJazz
InstrumentGuitar

Oscar Douglas Washington (c. 1912 – 2004/05) was an American songwriter, guitarist, school teacher and record label owner.[1] He is credited as co-writer of the jazz and rhythm and blues classic "Night Train",[2] and was also influential in the early career of Chuck Berry.

  1. ^ Library of Congress Catalog of copyright entries. Accessed 16 April 2012
  2. ^ BMI Repertoire Search, "Night Train" Archived 2016-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 16 April 2012