Folksong Festival: Yeager and Broadway Musicals

folksong festival: Brand, who was born in Canada, died Friday at his home in Great Neck, New York, after two bouts with pneumonia in recent weeks, said Doug Yeager, his longtime manager and friend, according to Metro News. He had been hospitalized before the decision was made to bring him home, Yeager said. He was 96. Brand taped his final "Folksong Festival" for public radio station WNYC two weeks ago, and it aired Saturday, Sept. 24. He also recorded some 100 albums, wrote eight books, created TV shows, composed Broadway musicals and made films. He was "a unique and extraordinary individual" and versatile artist, Yeager said."I don't know of another artist who could perform alongside Woody Guthrie in overalls among the poorest of the poor," move on to a radio performance with mainstream star Kate Smith and then conduct an interview with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Yeager said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.