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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 .
Old Man River is the stage name of Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Ohad Rein (Hebrew: אוהד ריין, [oˈ(h)ad ˈrejn], born 18 April 1979), which is also the name of his band. At the APRA Awards of 2009 , "Sunshine", co-written by Old Man River, won the Blues & Roots Work of the Year category.
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 ...
New York’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full schedule of free programming ... Part showcase, part variety show, part music networking event, The Hang will be an ...
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
Kleinhans Music Hall is a concert venue located on Symphony Circle in Buffalo, New York.The hall "is renowned for its acoustical excellence and graceful architecture." [4] Kleinhans is currently the home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a regular venue for the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, and is rented out for other performing groups and local events.
The film includes two versions of "Ol' Man River": the first sung by Caleb Peterson and an African-American chorus as part of the Show Boat medley, and the second, a "crooner version" by Frank Sinatra, featured as the grand finale. Barbette consulted on the creation of the film's circus sequence. [6]
A major winter storm is setting up to thrash much of the eastern US this weekend with heavy rain, strong winds and the first significant snow of the season.