Real name: Oscar Douglas Washington

American songwriter, poet, teacher, guitarist, columnist, and music entrepreneur (born February 18, 1912 in Tulsa, Oklahoma – died around 2004 in Saint Louis, Missouri).

Oscar Washington wrote 70 songs, but is mostly known for co-writing "Night Train". As a guitarist, he recorded under the pseudonym Faith Douglas. In his day job, he was a high school chemistry teacher. Douglas also ran the publishing company Soli Music Pub. (also appears as Soli Music or Soli Music Publishers) and founded three labels, Ballad Records (also appears as Ballad), Peak Records (23), and Saintmo.

Died under mysterious circumstances around 2004, aged 92.