Who should sing Ol' man river?
Subtitle: the lives of an American song
By: Todd Decker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780199389186
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Analysis, appreciation; History and criticism; Music and race; Popular music; History
Description: "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.
Notes: "A select list of recorded versions of Ol' man river (1928-2011)": pages 205-218.

"About the companion website"--page ix.

Includes bibliographical references, discography (pages 205-218), and index.
Table of contents: title: Some questions for "Ol' man river"; title: Robeson's revisions; title: Ol' man rhythm; title: Ol' man parody; title: Ol' man easy listening; title: Ol' man metaphor; title: Sinatra's way; title: The high season on records; title: The high season on television; title: Sons and daughters of Joe.