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Paul Robeson - Ol' Man River (1928)

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OL' MAN RIVER (Jerome Kern & Oscar hammerstein II) Orchestra: Not given by EMI! Recorded 15 May, 1928 NOTE: Recording date 5/15/28 is probably correct as give by EMI. (They're the experts.) Why they don't credit the orchestra is incomprehensible. EMI is about to release the complete Robeson recordings, 1928 - 1939. Hopefully they will give orchestral accompaniment for all. This is an expensive CD set, costing about $60.00. On 6/30/08, it was still a "pre-order" on Amazon. Other 1928 recordings of 'Ol Man River by Robeson: * Victor 32912, charted 6/02/28 with Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra * Victor C-1505 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Ol' Man River" (music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II) is a song in the 1927 musical Show Boat, that tells a melancholy story of African American hardship and struggles of the time, related to the endless flow of the Mississippi River, from the view of a dock worker on a showboat. It is the most famous song in the show. It is sung complete, once, by the dock worker "Joe" who travels with the boat, and is re-sung three times more in brief reprises. The song is notable for several aspects: the lyrical major-key melody, the subjects of toil and social class, metaphor to the Mississippi, and as a musically rare bass solo (more common for baritones or tenors). "Ol' Man River" is sung first by Joe and a male chorus, and reprised by Joe and full chorus in the final scene, but twice reprised by him as a solo. He serves as a sort of musical one-man Greek chorus, and the song, when reprised, comments on the action, as if saying, "This has happened, but the river keeps rolling on anyway". --VARIOUS VERSIONS-- The song was first performed in the original stage production of Show Boat on December 27, 1927 by Jules Bledsoe. However, the most famous rendition of it, one that is still noted today, was sung by Paul Robeson in James Whale's 1936 film version of Show Boat (Robeson had first performed the song in the 1928 London production of the show and in the 1932 Broadway revival, and had even recorded it with Paul Whiteman's orchestra back in 1928).

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Uploaded: September 28, 2007 at 10:11 pm
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Dusnfjua (August 28, 2008 at 7:49 pm)
sad...my sincerest condolences
MusashiTzu (August 28, 2008 at 4:49 am)
I like when he changed the lyrics in moscow so the song was uplifting instead of sad.
TurdBlossom95 (August 28, 2008 at 3:48 am)
im 13 and i wish soulja boy and the other crappy rappers would just hide in their closets and i wish classics like this would be played again
redmadeder (August 26, 2008 at 12:08 am)
Me not black too, fuckin´great song, I´m from Bavaria and I like it very much, it´s great. Best wishes from my home!!!
CloneGnome (August 23, 2008 at 4:19 pm)
So sad!
pigbigtig (August 23, 2008 at 10:47 am)
I m not black, and think this song 's great. Absolutelly great. :) Best wishes from Bosnia and Herzegowina.
RioValleyGirl (August 23, 2008 at 7:10 am)
Beautiful just beautiful!
Saartje05 (August 22, 2008 at 6:21 pm)
This was played on my dad's funeral. The song reminds me of him...
michaelshaman (August 22, 2008 at 1:38 am)
He is an inspiring role model
mortygwhiz (August 19, 2008 at 9:44 am)
A true renaissance man. Paul Robeson was a talented actor and singer, as well a graduate of, I believe, Princeton Law School and an All American College football player and track and field athlete. One must remember that many of his political leanings were formed during the great depression when there was terrible suffering for all people, especially African Americans in rural areas, and the civil rights movement had not gained any traction yet. A man of his caliber, treated badly, is blameless.

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