Decker, Todd - Who Should Sing Ol' Man River?

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.

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CONTENTS

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