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Paul Robeson released the song on his albums Songs of Free Men (1943), [5] Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs (1959) and the live album Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall (1959); Joan Baez performed the song at the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and later included it in her album, One Day at a Time [6] [7]
In 1936, Robinson wrote and performed "Joe Hill", also known as "I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night", a setting of a poem by Alfred Hayes, a fellow staff member at Camp Unity. The song became a popular labour anthem and was recorded by Robeson, Pete Seeger, and Joan Baez, among others. It was used in the 1971 film Joe Hill, directed by Bo ...
Hill was the author of numerous labor songs, including "The Rebel Girl", inspired by IWW activist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.. By this time using the name Joe or Joseph Hillstrom (possibly because of anti-union blacklisting), he joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or Wobblies around 1910, when working on the docks in San Pedro, California.
Paul Robeson chronology; Chee Lai – Songs of New China (1941) Songs of Free Men (1943) Spirituals (1946) ... "Joe Hill" E. Robinson; A. Hayes;
Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs is a studio album by Paul Robeson, released on Monitor in 1959. [2] Track listing ... "Joe Hill" Earl Robinson and Alfred Hayes ...
Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall is a live album by Paul Robeson, ... "Chinese Children's Song" ... "Joe Hill" Earl Robinson 8. " ...
Paul Leroy Robeson (/ ˈ r oʊ b s ən / ROHB-sən; [3] [4] April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
Paul Robeson singt Lieder aus aller Welt ("Paul Robeson Sings Songs of Many Lands") West Germany?, 12" LP, Concert Hall M-2123 [20] "Encore, Robeson!" (Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs, Vol. 2) 12" LP, Monitor Records MP 581, MPS 581 [21] Robeson: 12" LP, Verve Records MG V-4044 [22] 1962 Paul Robeson singt Negro Spirituals a.k.a. Negro Spirituals