1 option
Who should sing "Ol' man river"? : the lives of an American song / Todd Decker.
LIBRA ML410.K385 D44 2015
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Decker, Todd R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat. Ol' man river.
- Kern, Jerome.
- Music and race--United States--History--20th century.
- Music and race.
- Show boat (Kern, Jerome).
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 241 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- 1 Some Questions for "Ol' Man River" 3
- 2 Robeson's Revisions 28
- 3 Ol' Man Rhythm 51
- 4 Ol' Man Parody 77
- 5 Ol' Man Easy Listening 91
- 6 Ol' Man Metaphor 102
- 7 Sinatra's Way 124
- 8 The High Season on Records 138
- 9 The High Season on Television 157
- 10 Sons and Daughters of Joe 176.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199389186
- 0199389187
- OCLC:
- 869367571
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.