Ol’ Man River

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Ol’ Man River

song by Kern and Hammerstein II

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Paul Robeson
Stardom on the stage and screen
…his incomparable performance of “Ol’ Man River.” The role of the boat’s stevedore had been expanded by composers Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II from the musical’s source material—Edna Ferber’s 1926 novel—specifically for Robeson, and the lyrics of “Ol’ Man River” had been written as Joe’s statement against racism…
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…his incomparable performance of “Ol’ Man River.” The role of the boat’s stevedore had been expanded by composers Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II from the musical’s source material—Edna Ferber’s 1926 novel—specifically for Robeson, and the lyrics of “Ol’ Man River” had been written as Joe’s statement against racism…
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