An edition of Who should sing Ol' man river?
(2015)
Who should sing Ol' man river?
the lives of an American song
by Todd R. Decker
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"Who should sing Ol' man river? : the lives of an American song tells the almost eighty-year performance history of a great popular song. Examining over two hundred recorded and filmed versions of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's classic song, the book reveals the power of performers to remake one popular song into many different guises"--Provided by publisher.
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Analysis, appreciation, History and criticism, Music and race, Popular music, History, Kern, jerome, 1885-1945, Show boat (Kern, Jerome)People
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Who should sing Ol' man river?: the lives of an American song
2015, Oxford University Press
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0199389187 9780199389186
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Table of Contents
Some questions for "Ol' man river"
Robeson's revisions
Ol' man rhythm
Ol' man parody
Ol' man easy listening
Ol' man metaphor
Sinatra's way
The high season on records
The high season on television
Sons and daughters of Joe.
Edition Notes
"A select list of recorded versions of Ol' man river (1928-2011)": pages 205-218.
"About the companion website"--page ix.
Includes bibliographical references, discography (pages 205-218), and index.
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