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20 de sept. de 2020 · Epically, indescribably awful. Someone’s yelping like a seagull as the whole thing loses its way and tips over Niagara Falls. Horror-show boat. The life of “Ol’ Man River”, after such an auspicious birth as a powerful indictment of black oppression in the postbellum South, dwindled into a safe, flabby old age, sustained by its ...
lyrics: Here we all work 'long the MississippiHere we all work, while the white boys playGettin' no rest from the dawn till the sunsetGettin' no rest till th...
Original version: Show Boat (1927)Music: Jerome KernLyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
“Ol’ Man River” was composed by Jerome Kern for Show Boat (1927), a musical based on Edna Ferber’s 1926 novel. He dedicated it to Paul Robeson, though Robeson didn’t accept the role as ...
29 de dic. de 2018 · Much history flows through the 1927 song Ol' Man River. Composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II created it to bind their breakthrough Broadway musical Show Boat, giving it an ...
2 de may. de 2024 · The river in “Ol’ Man River” serves as a symbol of the natural world and the indifferent forces that shape the lives of those who are oppressed. Its power and influence are strongly felt throughout the song, and its imagery is a potent reminder of the harsh realities faced by African American laborers in the Jim Crow South.
Als Ol’ Man River wird umgangssprachlich der wasserreichste Fluss der USA, der Mississippi River, bezeichnet.Neben dem Güterverkehr entwickelte sich mit den ab 1811 auf dem Fluss verkehrenden Schaufelraddampfern auch der Personenverkehr mit Riverboats und den Vergnügungs- und Unterhaltungsreisen mit Show Boats.Das erste Floating Theatre wurde vom Engländer William Chapman erbaut und ...
