Who Should Sing Ol' Man River?

Who Should Sing Ol' Man River?

The Lives of an American Song

Decker, Todd (Associate Professor of Musicology, Washington University in St. Louis)

Oxford University Press Inc

10/2014

256

Dura

Inglês

9780199389186

15 a 20 dias

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.
1. Some Questions for "Ol' Man River" ; 2. Robeson's Revisions ; 3. Ol' Man Rhythm ; 4. Ol' Man Parody ; 5. Ol' Man Easy Listening ; 6. Ol' Man Metaphor ; 7. Sinatra's Way ; 8. The High Season on Records ; 9. The High Season on Television ; 10. Sons and Daughters of Joe ; A Select List of Recorded Versions of "Ol' Man River" ; Acknowledgements ; Notes ; Index
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