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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
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The song was popularized by singer Kate Smith, whose rendition was a hit in 1931, [2] [better source needed] and by singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. [3] [4] It was also featured in a 1931 all-star recording of a medley of songs from George White's Scandals. One verse runs: Someone had to pick the cotton, Someone had to plant the corn,
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.
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is an African-American spiritual song that originated during the period of slavery but was not published until 1867. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been recorded by artists such as Marian Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Paul Robeson, and Sam Cooke among others. [1]
Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs is a studio album by Paul Robeson, released on Monitor in 1959. [2] Track listing. The album was originally issued in 1959 as a long ...
It became one of Burl Ives' signature songs, included on his 1944 album The Wayfaring Stranger. Ives used it as the title of his early 1940s CBS radio show and his 1948 autobiography. [2] Paul Robeson performed this song in his acclaimed 1945 and 1947 New York concerts. The son of a slave, Robeson performed the selection in a style reminiscent ...
Songs of Free Men (1943) Spirituals (1946) ... Spirituals is a studio album by Paul Robeson, recorded in 1945 and released in 1946 on Columbia Masterworks.