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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Paul Robeson recordings (Joe Hill), Undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Paul Robeson recordings (Joe Hill)
- Dates
- Undated
- Quantity
- 1 items : EC - 1 reel (7.5 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo (mono program), 5"). WT - 1 DAT (digital, stereo); Duration: 00:06:30
- Collection Number
- 1981006
- Summary
- Copy of 78 rpm recording; Archives copy made from tape belonging to Henry Leland Clarke, Seattle, Washington.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Paul Robeson (1898-1976) was a bass baritone singer, actor, athlete, political activist, and lawyer. He earned an academic scholarship to Rutgers College where he was twice awarded the All-American title in football. In 1922, he graduated from Columbia Law School. Throughout his music career, he performed on Broadway, starred in movies, and recorded 276 distinct songs. He became passionate about political activism during the Spanish Civil War, and became a vocal activist during WWII.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Performer: Paul Robeson sings Joe Hill (composed by Earl Robinson); this is the second of 4 items - items 1 and 3 are unidentified fragments on piano present on Archives "EC" copy (perhaps the playing of Henry Leland Clarke); item 4 is also a 78 rpm dub but not Robeson, and not necessarily the verso of "Joe Hill" (song is political satire sung by a tenor with female back-up and chorus lyrics beginning "Same, same merry-go-round")
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- North America
- United States
