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"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 [5] musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River .
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The Riviera Theatre is a historic, 1140 seat entertainment venue in North Tonawanda, New York.The theatre hosts live concerts, theatre, dance shows, and movies. The Riviera's “Mighty Wurlitzer” theatre organ has been restored, is maintained by volunteers, and is famed as being one of two original Wurlitzer demonstrator organs, which the company would use to show off to potential clients in ...
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The name Tonawanda (Te-ni-wun-da) [4] or (Ta-na-wan-deh ') [5] derives from the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) language meaning swift water.[4]Tonawanda Creek flows through the ancient lake bed of Glacial Lake Tonawanda, a prehistoric lake that existed approximately 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age; many of the swamp lands surrounding Tonawanda Creek also date back to this lake.
I'm not sure when Robeson "sang" his version of the lyrics as described in the article, but it was not on the recording of him singing "Ol' Man River" that I have.71.224.204.167 03:24, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
Old Man River may refer to: A personification of the Mississippi River in the United States; Old Man River (musician) (born 1979), Israeli singer-songwriter "Ol' Man River", a 1927 song from the musical Show Boat "Old Man River (I've Come to Talk Again)", a song by Reba McEntire on the 1982 album Unlimited
Intersection of Tonawanda and Ontario Streets. The Heart of Riverside. Riverside is a neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, located in the northwestern part of the city, along the Niagara River. It is sometimes referred to in conjunction with another community located directly south, Black Rock.