Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Jules bledsoe introduced ol man river, but in a 1929 broadway revival and in james. He dedicated it to paul robeson, though robeson didnt accept the role as. Someone needs to check if the paul robeson archives are. Paul robeson 1 paul robeson 18981976 do you know why bugs bunny got his picture on a stamp and he didnt. I put the cd in my 2 year old dell computer and it would not recognize the disc i bought. This is a bit of a longer post than usual, so this week im providing two songs for. Robeson found fame as an actor and singer with his fine bassbaritone voice. Ol man river sheet music 15 arrangements available. Listen free to paul robeson ol man river original recordings ol man river, it aint necessarily so and more. At rutgers college, he was an outstanding football player, then had an international career in singing, with a distinctive, powerful, deep bass voice, as well as acting in theater and movies.
He don plant tater, he don plant cotton, an dem dat plants em. Ol man river sheet music frank sinatra d sheetmusicfree. Paul robeson ol man river sheet music piano solo in c. Old man river, though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. Best version of old man river william warfield youtube. Unlike many paul robeson collections of recordings that have been licensed or otherwise obtained and reissued by small labels, this one comes from emi and purports to be a collection of his greatest hits.
Old folks at home swanee river sale old folks at home swanee river. I will be wiping out the exact change in lyrics to old man river. Check out old man river by paul robeson on amazon music. Ol man river, dat ol man river he musknow sumpin but dont say nuthin, he jeskeeps rollin he keeps on rollin along. Albums include ol man river ah still suits me, spirituals, and songs of free men. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Choose from paul robeson sheet music for such popular songs as ol man river, the house i live in, and a woman is a sometime thing.
Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. Dear old southland version 1 sale dear old southland version 1. It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat, and is the most famous song from the show. From showboats 2nd version 1936 paul robeson ol man river ol man river jerome kern.
Examine the two sets of lyrics to the song, old man river from the broadway musical showboat. Paul robeson april 9, 1898 january 23, 1976 was a multilingual american actor, athlete, bassbaritone concert singer, writer, civil rights activist, spingarn medal winner, and lenin peace prize laureate. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Ol man river music by jerome kern, lyrics by oscar hammerstein ii is a show tune from the 1927 musical show boat that contrasts the struggles and hardships of african americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the mississippi river. He dont plant taters, he dont plant cotton, and them that plants em is soon forgotten. Paul robeson often changed lyrics of songs he performed to better reflect the reality of the black. As a child i listened to a little metal music box of my mothers.
Print and download ol man river sheet music by paul robeson arranged for piano. Ol man river from showboat music download by paul robeson jr. From showboats 2nd version 1936 paul robeson ol man river. Watch the video for ol man river from paul robeson s legends of the 20th century for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Listen to your favorite songs from ol man river by paul robeson now. Ol man rivers not caring that the land is not free is regarded negatively. Its songs of free men, though, that will just keep robesons artistry rolling along, especially in sonys astonishing transfers. Download ol man river sheet music pdf frank sinatra. Ol man river by paul robeson on amazon music unlimited.
Old man river, that old man river he must know sumpin but dont say nuthin, he just keeps rollin he keeps on rollin along. Ol man river was composed by jerome kern for show boat 1927, a musical based on edna ferbers 1926 novel. Ol man river is a show tune from the 1927 musical show boat that contrasts the struggles and. April 9, 1898 january 23, 1976 was an american singer and actor who became involved with the civil rights movement. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Intro g c theres an old man called the mississippi g d7 thats the old man that i wants to be em am what does he care if the worlds got troubles em am d7 g what does he care if the land aint free verse 1 g c g c ol man river, that ol man river, g c g c he dont say nothin, but he must know somethin, d d7 d d7 g c g c he just keeps. Ol man river show boat, 1936, paul robeson youtube.
Watch the video for ol man river from paul robesons legends of the 20th. A second version, by paul whiteman with bass singer paul robeson on vocals and sung in. Ol man river jerome kern oscar hammerstein ii lyrics from the original libretto. Sheet music is available for piano, voice, c instrument and 9 others with scorings and 4 notations in 16 genres. Is soon forgotten, but ol man river, he jes keeps rollin along. Show me that stream called the river of jordan thats the old stream that i long to cross. April 9, 1898 january 23, 1976 was an american bass baritone concert artist and stage and film actor who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political. It played the tinkling, soulful sound of old man river.
It is sung from the point of view of a black stevedore on a showboat, and is the most famous song from. Paul robeson april 9, 1898 january 23, 1976 was a multilingual. Robesons rendition of this beautiful classic, my heart felt so full, memories of that music box, my mother. That isnt strictly true, if only because robeson had few hits in the accepted sense, but the 20track, hourlong album is a good sampler of robesons studio recordings. You an me, we sweat an strain, body all achin an racked wid pain. Watch the video for old man river by paul robeson for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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