| Description |
2 audio discs (approximately 106 min.) : digital + 1 booklet ([24] pages ; 12 cm |
| System Details |
Compact discs. |
| Note |
At head of title on disc: Historical recordings. |
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Title from disc surface. |
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Compiled & produced by William Shaman & Peter G. Adamson. |
| Summary |
This recording features original recordings from 1908-1947 of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta exposition address, the poetry of Langston Hughes and Paul Laurence Dunbar, read by Rev. James Andrew Myers and Edward Sterling Wright, rarely heard humor of Charley Case, readings from God's trombones by James Weldon Johnson, with presentations by actor, singer Charles Gilpin, vaudeville actor, performer and song producer, J. Rosamond Johnson, entertainer Bert Williams, and the pre-eminent African-American performer of his generation, Paul Robeson. |
| Contents |
Atlanta exposition address (excerpt) / Booker T. Washington -- Banjo song ; When Malindy sings ; Ol' tunes ; In the morning / Paul Laurence Dunbar (Rev. J.A. Myers) -- Little Christmas basket ; Howdy, honey, howdy! / Paul Laurence Dunbar (Edward Sterling Wright) -- Four readings from God's trombones. Listen, Lord, a prayer ; Creation ; tProdigal son ; Go down death, a funeral sermon / (James Weldon Johnson) |
| Performer |
Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, Charles S. Gilpin, J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Rev. J.A. Myers, Edward Sterling Wright, Bert Williams. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Archives.
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Washington, Margaret James Murray, 1865-1925 -- Archives.
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 -- Archives.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 -- Archives.
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| Added Author |
Wright, Edward Sterling.
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
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Williams, Bert, 1874-1922.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915.
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
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Case, Charley, 1858-1916.
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Gilpin, Charles S. (Charles Sidney), 1878-1930.
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Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954.
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
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| Added Title |
Historical recordings, voices of black America : historical recordings of speeches, poetry, humor & drama, 1908-1947 : Booker T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, and more |
| ISBN |
962634248X: $15.98 |
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9789626342480 |
| Music No. |
NA224812 NAXOS |
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