In Regards to your letter <[log in to unmask]>: > > For those who may not be familar with Robeson - he was a very talented American > Black singer/actor and athlete of the 30s/40s who felt very strongly > about Socialism/Communism and become very unpopular in the U.S. I believe > he spent much of his life in Europe and only recently (the past 20 years) > was accepted for his talent rather than his political views. He lived from > 1898-1976. I think he played Shakespeare. He sang "Old Man River" in the > 30's version of Show Boat demonstrating a marvelous voice. > > Anyone else want to add anything on him? I became aware of him from a song he sang called "Gloomy Sunday" which was about a wedding where the bride stood up the groom if I remember the story correctly. Although it was a sad song I heard it aired first on the Doctor Demento Radio Show in the late 1970's which is a syndicated radio humor show. I was in college then and I played it for another student in the school of music who was a vocal major and I remember him remarking how sad the song was. He had a great voice with and wonderful expression. I wasn't aware of the other things you mentioned about his background. Are there any films of him performing? David