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Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor

Title
Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor / Christopher A. Brooks and Robert Sims.
Author
Brooks, Christopher Antonio, 1957-
Publication
  • Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2015]
  • ©2015

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Additional Authors
Sims, Robert (Baritone)
Description
xviii, 401 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall, and Covent Garden. His trailblazing career carved the way for a host of African American artists, including Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson. Performing the African American spirituals he was raised on, Hayes's voice was marked with a unique sonority which easily navigated French, German, and Italian art songs. A multiculturalist both on and off the stage, he counted among his friends George Washington Carver, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ezra Pound, Pearl Buck, Dwight Eisenhower, and Langston Hughes. This engaging biography spans the history of Hayes's life and career and the legacy he left behind as a musician and a champion of African American rights. It is an authentic, panoramic portrait of a man who was as complex as the music he performed" -- From the publisher.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • Biography.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index.
Contents
A new Jerusalem (1887-1911) -- Roland's world in Boston (1911-1920) -- Roland rules Britannia (1920-1921) -- "Le rage de Paris" (1921-1922) -- "You're tired, Chile" -- The Hayes conquest (1923-1924) -- Roland and the Countess (1924-1926) -- The conquest slows (1926-1930) -- "Hard trials, great tribulations" (1930-1935) -- Return to Europe (1936-1942) -- Rome, Georgia -- "I can tell the world!" (1942-1950) -- Struggles in remaining relevant (1950-1959) -- "I wanna go home" (1960-1977) -- Epilogue : the Hayes legacy.
Call Number
JNE 19-89
ISBN
  • 9780253015365
  • 0253015367
LCCN
2014021653
OCLC
882620121
Author
Brooks, Christopher Antonio, 1957- author.
Title
Roland Hayes : the legacy of an American tenor / Christopher A. Brooks and Robert Sims.
Publisher
Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2015
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-389) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Sims, Robert (Baritone), author.
Research Call Number
JNE 19-89
Sc E 15-287
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