Ol’ Man River (Show Boat, 1928 London cast)
~ Recording by Paul Robeson and Male Chorus
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 5.18 | Ol’ Man River | 3:52 | Paul Robeson | The Magical World of Operetta | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD 1191-6 |
| 1.13 | Ol’ Man River (1928 London cast) | 3:52 | Paul Robeson and Male Chorus | The Broadway Musicals Series: Show Boat (1946 Broadway revival cast / 1928 original London cast) | Jerome Kern | Album + Soundtrack |
| Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label) | PLATCD 733 |
| 8.13 | Ol’ Man River (1928 London cast) | 3:52 | Paul Robeson and Male Chorus | Broadway: 154 Original Recordings | Various Artists | Other + Compilation |
| Prism Leisure (budget UK-based compilation label) | PLATBX 827 |
Relationships
| lead vocals: | Paul Robeson (American bass baritone) |
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| conductor: | Herman Finck (20th century composer and conductor) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1928) |
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| recording of: | Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (in 1928) |
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Related works
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
| lyricist: | Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927) |
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| composer: | Jerome Kern (in 1927) |
| publisher: | PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Lilla Amerika |
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| later translated versions: | Ol’ Man River (french lyrics) |
| part of: | Show Boat (1951 film) Show Boat: Act I |
| orchestrations: | Ol’ Man River (orchestrated by R. Williams) |
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