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2 giorni fa · The band also pays tribute to singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson in the song "Let Robeson Sing", but the song "Ocean Spray", which was a single, was written entirely by James about his mother's battle with cancer.
6 giorni fa · Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly 's " Goodnight, Irene ," which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950.
15 ore fa · Since one singer’s voice and tone may differ greatly from another, comparing the two is often a matter of the love you feel within, from just hearing each of them. ... And Paul Robeson, ...
4 giorni fa · Freda Josephine Baker ( née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France.
1 giorno fa · The Proud Valley, shot in 1940, tells of the story of a black American miner and singer (played by Paul Robeson) who ends up in a Welsh miners’ choir and whose voice and sense of camaraderie ...
2 giorni fa · A small number of African Americans played in the early NFL, most notably All-American end Paul Robeson (1920–1922), the future lawyer, singer, and radical activist, and Fritz Pollard, who coached the Akron Pros in 1921.
2 giorni fa · Shakespeare got it right, when he famously said, “ If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die.”. From Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 1, line 1-3. There’s a lot more that Shakespeare wrote about being in a state of love, but for me, music’s connection to the very “food ...
