Paul Robeson sings Ol' Man River (Showboat - 1936). I'm reading the book right now. Interesting thing is that Edna Ferber tells that Negroes (that's the way she says) use she and her to describe the Mississippi River and Indians use he and his. But Paul Robeson says: Ask the river. He (not she) knows everything. Ask.... more

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.... more

Manic Street Preachers Let Robeson Sing [promo video] 2002 Dir: Andrew Dosunmu

SHENANDOAH (Trad., arr. Terry) Recorded 18 October, 1936

Released by His Master's Voice http://www.myspace.com/78_man

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Here is a famous song performed live in Moscow in 1949 by the legendary Paul Robeson. Paul Robeson (1898 -- 1976) was an American actor, athlete, singer, writer, civil rights activist, and a great humanist. Son of a slave, Paul graduated with honors from his high school in Somerville, New Jersey, where he excelled.... more

A famous russian song sung by Paul Robeson . The painting belongs to the russian painter Ilya Repin.