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Purlie original Broadway cast

Title
Purlie [sound recording] : original Broadway cast / music by Gary Geld ; lyrics by Peter Udell.
Author
Geld, Gary
Publication
New York, N.Y. : RCA Victor, [1990], p1970.

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Additional Authors
  • Udell, Peter
  • Little, Cleavon
  • Hopkins, Linda, 1924-2017
  • Moore, Melba
  • Heffernan, John, 1934-
  • Hemsley, Sherman, 1938-2012
  • Brown, Joyce, 1919 or 1920-2015.
  • Davis, Ossie
Description
1 sound disc (48 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
  • Purlie. Selections
  • Purlie (Musical)
Alternative Title
  • Purlie.
  • Walk him up the stairs.
  • New fangled preacher man.
  • Skinnin' a cat.
  • Harder they fall.
  • Barrels of war.
  • Unborn love.
  • Big fish, little fish.
  • God's alive.
  • I got love.
  • Great white father.
  • Down home.
  • First thing Monday mornin'.
  • He can do it.
  • World is comin' to a start.
Subject
Musicals > Excerpts
Genre/Form
Original cast recordings.
Note
  • "Based on the play Purlie victorious by Ossie Davis"--Insert.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by Bill Rosenfield and synopsis (19 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded Mar. 1970.
Contents
Walk him up the stairs (6:03) -- New fangled preacher man (2:17) -- Skinnin' a cat (1:52) -- Purlie (3:49) -- The harder they fall (2:46) -- The barrels of war ; The unborn love (:46) -- Big fish, little fish (2:23) -- God's alive (:31) -- I got love (3:17) -- Great white father (2:37) -- Down home (6:00) -- First thing Monday mornin' (4:48) -- He can do it (4:11) -- The world is comin' to a start (2:47) -- Walk him up the stairs ; Epilogue (2:19).
Call Number
*LDC 30678
LCCN
090266022922
OCLC
22759160
Author
Geld, Gary.
Title
Purlie [sound recording] : original Broadway cast / music by Gary Geld ; lyrics by Peter Udell.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : RCA Victor, [1990], p1970.
Playing Time
004713
Performer
Cleavon Little (Purlie) ; Linda Hopkins (Church soloist) ; Melba Moore (Lutiebelle) ; John Heffernan (Ol' Cap'n) ; Sherman Hemsley (Gitlow) ; with supporting cast ; Joyce Brown, conductor.
Event
Recorded Mar. 1970.
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Added Author
Udell, Peter, lyricist.
Little, Cleavon, singer.
Hopkins, Linda, 1924-2017, singer.
Moore, Melba, singer.
Heffernan, John, 1934- singer.
Hemsley, Sherman, 1938-2012, singer.
Brown, Joyce, 1919 or 1920-2015. Conductor
Davis, Ossie. Purlie victorious.
Added Title
Purlie (Musical)
Walk him up the stairs.
New fangled preacher man.
Skinnin' a cat.
Harder they fall.
Barrels of war.
Unborn love.
Big fish, little fish.
God's alive.
I got love.
Great white father.
Down home.
First thing Monday mornin'.
He can do it.
World is comin' to a start.
Other Standard Identifier
090266022922
Publisher No.
60229-2-RG RCA Victor
Research Call Number
*LDC 30678 Program notes on file.
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