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Paul Robeson recordings

Documents

Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 10/19/1976Call Number: PR 003Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln Bergman, Elsa JavkinProgram: Paul Robeson ShowCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Biographical commentary on Robeson throughout, with excerpts from Lawrence Brown, Lloyd L. Brown, William L. Patterson, includes reading from Here I Stand. Recordings of Robeson singing: Deep River, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, I’ve Got A Home In That Rock, Joshua Fit The Battle of Jericho, Waterboy, Bye And Bye (duet with Lawwence Brown), Old Man River, Mood Indigo, My Way, Lonely Road, Autumn Skies (sung in English and Russian), The Four Insurgent Generals (sung in English and Spanish), Ballad For Americans, Joe Hill. Part 1 of 2 (PR 004) Same as CD 207
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 10/27/1976Call Number: PR 004Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano Echeverria, Lincoln Bergman, Elsa JavkinProgram: Paul Robeson ShowCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Excerpts from speeches by Robeson on Actors Equity & Unity Theatre (in England), the Peekskill riots, his passport cancellation, Peace Arch, Excerpts from Alice Childress and Lloyd L Brown. Ode to Paul Robeson, by Pablo Neruda, read by Fernando Alegria. Recordings of Robeson singing I’m Going to Tell God All My Troubles When I Get Home, the Soviet National Anthem (sung in English), Chee Lai (sung in Chinese), the United Nations Song, Peet Bog Soldiers (sung in English & Yiddish), Zog Nit Keynmol (song of the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance, sung in English & Yiddish), Climbing Jacob’s Ladder, All Men Are Brothers (tune of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” sung in Russian), Old Man River, Going Back. Part 2 of 2 (with PR 003) Same as CD 208
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 1/30/1982Call Number: PR 005Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Paul Robeson ShowCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Recordings of Paul Robeson singing Spirituals: I’ve Got a Home in That Rock, Just Like John, No More Auction Block, Go Down Moses, didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel, Deep River, This Little Light of Mine. Excerpts from his interviews & speeches on African American history, Frederick Douglass, the meaning of Othello. Same as CD 209
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 2/24/1982Call Number: PR 006Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Recordings of Paul Robeson singing songs of solidarity: The House I Live In, Wales, The Four Rivers, Joe Hill, Chee Lai, Mir (by Shostokovich, sung in Russian) Excerpts from his speech at the Peace Arch on May 18, 1952 about the revocation of his passport. Same as CD 209
Paul Robeson Show #3 Paul Robeson Show #3
Date: 3/27/1982Call Number: PR 007Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Paul Robeson sings, also excerpts from interview where he speaks about Black artists, art as the reflection of our common humanity, friendship and peace among all peoples; recites the lyrics to The Four Rivers and tells the story behind the song and its message of peace. Also on CD 235
Paul Robeson Show #4 Paul Robeson Show #4
Date: 4/29/1982Call Number: PR 008Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Moscow concert 1958. Robeson speaks to audience in Russian throughout, explaining the meaning of the lyrics and the historical context of the songs. Also on CD 235
Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace Paul Robeson Show: Songs of Peace
Date: 6/26/1982Call Number: PR 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Songs & messages of peace; Robeson sings Zog Nit Keynmol (song of the Warsaw Ghetto Resistance), Jacob’s Ladder, with new lyrics for unity & peace, All Men Are Brothers (tune of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” sung in Russian), Excerpts from his speech at the Peace Arch on May 18, 1952 about the revocation of his passport. Also on CD 237
Paul Robeson Show Paul Robeson Show
Date: 7/31/1982Call Number: PR 010Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Robeson sings, with excerpts from interviews He speaks about the unity of struggles of all peoples, Socialism, the Bandung Conference and the struggle against colonialism and racism. Fernando Alegria recites Pablo Neruda’s poem “Ode to Paul Robeson” Same as CD 236
Paul Robeson with Lawrence Brown Paul Robeson with Lawrence Brown
Date: 8/1/1982Call Number: PR 011Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Lawrence Brown, pianist, speaks about his 35-year relationship with “the most gifted artist that ever came out of America” and about Robeson’s interest in the folk songs of many peoples “because of his love for all humanity.” Also on CD 237, Track 2
Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals, Lena Horne Paul Robeson Show: Spirituals, Lena Horne
Date: 1/1/1982Call Number: PR 012Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Paul Robeson recordings
Spirituals and Lena Horne, the 1958 Moscow concert, and excerpts from Robeson speeches & interviews. Also on CD 238, Track 1