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American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)
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- Paul
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- Leroy
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- Robeson
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- April 8, 1898
- Date of death
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- January 22, 1976
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- United States
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- Princeton
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- Philadelphia
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Paul Robeson House Music & creative work
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- voice
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- Columbia Records
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- Philips Records
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- His Master's Voice
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- Spingarn Medal
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- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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- New Jersey Hall of Fame
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- International Stalin Prize for Peace
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- Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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- Paul Robeson Award
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Donaldson Awards
Paul Robeson — Albums & Discography
Popular albums and track listings from the Paul Robeson catalog.
Victrola America Historic Recordings: Ballad For Americans And I Hear America Singing(1976)
Available in store
Tracklist
- ABallad For Americans
- BI Hear America Singing
The Essential Paul Robeson(1974)
Available in store
Tracklist
- A1Every Time I Feel The Spirit1:48
- A2Balm In Gilead2:15
- A3Volga Boat Song3:12
- A4Monologue From Shakespeares Othello2:45
- A5O Thou Silent Night2:30
- A6Chinese Children's Song1:32
- A7My Curley Headed Baby2:30
- A8Old Man River2:15
- A9Going Home4:46
- B1Monologue From Boris Gudonov4:19
- B2The Orphan1:55
- B3Christ Lag In Todesbanden3:15
- B4Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel1:25
- B5Lullaby3:02
- B6O No John2:20
- B7Joe Hill2:25
- B8Jacob's Ladder3:00
- A1Ballad For Americans10:07
- A2Deep River2:15
- A3John Brown's Body2:48
- A4Jerusalem2:02
- A5Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)2:48
- B1Water Boy2:47
- B2Shenandoah2:53
- B3Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child2:49
- B4Get On Board, Little Children1:15
- B5The House I Live In2:24
- B6Loch Lomond2:05
- B7Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes3:00
- B8Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho1:26
- B9All Through The Night2:03
Paul Robeson(1989)
Tracklist
- A1Hammer Song2:04
- A2We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder2:54
- A3Deep River2:02
- A4Water Boy1:34
- A5Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child2:43
- A6There's A Man Going 'Round Taking Names2:25
- A7Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel1:20
- A8Scandalize My Name1:55
- A9Witness2:10
- B1John Brown's Body2:40
- B2No More2:05
- B3Kevin Barry2:08
- B4Jerusalem1:52
- B5The Minstrel Boy1:54
- B6Un Canadian Errant3:20
- B7Joe Hill2:55
The Golden Age Of Paul Robeson(1983)
Tracklist
- A1At Dawning
- A2Rockin' Chair
- A3Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy
- A4A Banjo Song
- A5An Eriskay Love Lilt
- A6River Stay 'Way From My Door
- A7Just A Wearyin For You
- B1The Cobbler's Song
- B2Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
- B3Lazy Bones
- B4She Is Far From The Land
- B5Gloomy Sunday
- B6Canoe Song
- B7Honey (Dat's All)
The Golden Voice Of Paul Robeson(1983)
Tracklist
- A1Ol' Man River2:30
- A2I Still Suits Me2:44
- A3Rockin' Chair3:27
- A4Land Of My Fathers3:03
- A5Water Boy2:29
- A6It Ain't Necessarily So2:28
- A7Song Of Freedom2:35
- A8Canoe Song3:01
- A9Shenandoah3:10
- A10The Killing Song2:18
- B1Swing Low, Sweet Chariot2:44
- B2aFat Lil' Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes1:59
- B2bShortnin' Bread1:06
- B3Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child2:19
- B4Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes3:20
- B5Ma Curley Headed Baby
The House I Live In(1983)
Tracklist
- A1The House I Live In2:40
- A2Little Girl Of Hiroshima3:20
- A3Varshavianka1:57
- A4A Mighty Fortress2:54
- A5Minstrel Boy2:02
- A6No More Auction Block For Me2:15
- A7Scandalize My Name2:02
- A8Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel1:25
- A9Jacob's Ladder2:57
- B10Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes3:00
- B11Passing By1:55
- B12Londonderry Air3:20
- B13Eriskay Love Lilt2:48
- B14Evening Song2:07
- B15Schlof, Mein Kind3:07
- B16Mexican Lullaby2:42
El Genuino Sabor Americano (1 Tradicional)(1979)
Tracklist
- A1Git On Board, Li'l Chillun1:15
- A2Were You There?2:56
- A3Dere's No Hidin' Place0:55
- A4Deep River2:20
- A5Witness2:29
- A6Water Boy3:00
- A7On Ma Journey2:21
- A8Swing Low, Sweet Chariot2:48
- A9Ezekiel Saw The Wheel1:54
- A10Nobody Knows De Trouble I'Ve Seen3:01
- B1I Want To Be Ready1:25
- B2Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child2:55
- B3Joshua Fit The Battle Ob Jericho1:52
- B4Hear De Lam's A-Cryin'2:28
- B5Bye And Bye2:16
- B6Weepin' Mary
The Best Of Paul Robeson(1979)
Tracklist
- A1Summertime
- A2It Ain't Necessarily So
- A3A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
- A4Congo Lullaby
- A5Love Song
- A6Canoe Song
- A7Ol' Man River
- A8It Still Suits Me
- A9Sleepy River
- A10Deep River
- B1Just A Wearyin' For You
- B2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- B3Ma Curly Headed Baby
- B4Trees
- B5Steal Away
- B6Mighty Like A Rose
- B7Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
- B8Mah Lindy Lou
- B9Short'nin' Bread
- B10Water Boy
«Миссисипи» Эстрадные Песни И Негритянские Спиричуэлс(1979)
Tracklist
- A1Сент-Луис Блюз3:29
- A2Река Течет К Моему Дому3:27
- A3Песня Банджо3:17
- A4Попурри Из Негритянских Спиричуэле7:58
- B1Миссисипи3:07
- B2Я Собой Доволен2:32
- B3Песня Из Оперы «Порги И Бесс»2:32
- B4Колыбельная2:42
- B5Колеса Фургона2:42
- B6Джерико1:49
- B7Водонос2:27
- B8Никто Не Знал Столько Бед2:39
A Golden Hour Of(1976)
Tracklist
- A1Old Man River
- A2Sometimes I Feel Like Motherless Child
- A3Volga Boat Song
- A4Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
- A5Deep River
- A6Scandalize My Name
- A7Shenandoah
- A8Every Time I Feel The Spirit
- A9Going Home
- A10All Through The Night
- A11John Brown's Body
- B1My Curly Headed Baby
- B2Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho
- B3Loch Lomond
- B4Water Boy
- B5Balm In Gilead
- B6Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
- B7Lullaby
- B8Jerusalem
- B9Drink To Me Only The Thine Eyes
- B10Eriskay Love Lilt
- B11Get On Board Little Children
- B12Christ Lag In Todesbanden
A Portrait Of Paul Robeson(1975)
Tracklist
- A1Short'nin' Bread
- A2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- A3Rockin' Chair
- A4The Lonesome Road
- A5The Cobbler's Song
- A6Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
- A7Love Song (From The Film "Sanders Of The River")
- A8The Rosary
- B1Mood Indigo
- B2Black Eyes
- B3Jerusalem
- B4Night (Russian Folk Song)
- B5Dear Old Southland
- B6Song Of The Volga Boatmen
- B7Were You There?
- B8Solitude
The Best Of Paul Robeson Vol 3(1975)
Tracklist
- A1The Black Emperor
- A2My Old Kentucky Home
- A3Black Eyes
- A4Shenandoah
- A5Fat Li'L Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes
- A6At Dawning
- A7Jerusalem
- A8Night
- B1Dear Old Southland
- B2Song Of The Volga Boatmen
- B3A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
- B4Land Of My Fathers
- B5Were You There?
- B6Song Of Freedom
- B7Solitude
- B8Lonely Road
Negro Spirituals(1972)
Tracklist
- A1Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- A2Scandalize My Name
- B1Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
- B2Bear The Burden In The Heat Of The Day
Songs Of My People(1972)
Tracklist
- A1Git On Board, Li'l Chillun ( Recorded 11 / 21 / 29 )1:15
- A2Where You There ( 7 / 27 / 25 )2:56
- A3Dere's No Hidin' Place ( 11 / 21 / 29 )0:55
- A4Deep River ( 5 / 10 / 27 )2:20
- A5Witness ( 5 / 10 / 27 )2:19
- A6Water Boy ( 1 / 7 / 26 )3:00
- A7On Ma Journey ( 9 / 14 / 26 )2:21
- A8Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ( 1 / 7 / 26 )2:48
- A9Ezekiel Saw De Wheel ( 3 / 30 / 27 )1:54
- A10Nobody Knows De Trouble I've Seen ( 1 / 25 / 26 )3:01
- B1I Want To Be Ready ( 10 / 8 / 29 )1:25
- B2Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child ( 1 / 7 / 26 )2:55
- B3Joshua Fit The Battle Ob Jericho ( 7 / 30 / 25 )1:52
- B4Hear De Lam's A-Cryin' ( 3 / 30 / 27 )2:28
- B5Bye And Bye ( 7 / 16 / 25 )
The Best Of Paul Robeson Volume 2(1972)
Tracklist
- A1Summertime
- A2I Still Suits Me
- A3Short'nin' Bread
- A4It Ain't Necessarily So
- A5Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- A6Rockin' Chair
- A7Killing Song
- B1Sleepy River
- B2The Lonesome Road
- B3The Cobbler's Song
- B4Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
- B5Steal Away
- B6Deep River
- B7Love Song
Paul Robeson(1971)
Tracklist
- A1Roll Away Clouds
- A2Mammy
- A3Dear Old Southland
- A4Nothin'
- A5All Through The Night
- A6Just Keepin' On
- A7Old Folks At Home
- A8Poor Old Joe
- B1When It's Sleepy Time Down South
- B2Ho! Ho! (The Wagon Song)
- B3Climbing Up (The Mountain Song)
- B4Loch Lomond
- B5Lonesome Road
- B6Down De Lovah's Lane
- B7The Blind Ploughman
- B8Snowball
The Best Of Paul Robeson(1969)
Tracklist
- A1Ol' Man River2:30
- A2Mighty Lak A Rose3:23
- A3Ma Curly Headed Baby3:00
- A4Just A-Wearyin' For You2:35
- A5Song Of The Volga Boatmen2:42
- B1Canoe Song2:55
- B2Congo Lullaby3:03
- B3Steal Away2:58
- B4Trees2:21
- B5Deep River2:23
Paul Robeson(1968)
Tracklist
- A1Ol' Man River2:28
- A2Trees2:18
- A3The Rosary1:28
- A4Solitude3:22
- A5Saint-Louis Blues3:23
- A6Mood Indigo3:09
- A7Deep River2:18
- B1Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho1:33
- B2Just A Wearyin' For You2:29
- B3My Way2:40
- B4My Old Kentucky Home3:18
- B5Nearer, My God, To Thee4:00
- B6Song Of The Volga Boatmen2:37
- B7Still Night, Holy Night3:17
Songs Of Free Men • Spirituals(1968)
Tracklist
- Songs Of Free Men (Recorded in 1942)
- A1From Border To Border (From "Quiet Flows the Don")2:24
- A2Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don (From "Quiet Flows the Don")3:17
- A3The Purest Kind Of A Guy ("Joe's Birthday Song") ( From "No For An Answer")3:19
- A4Joe Hill
- A5The Peat-Bog Soldiers (Moorsoldaten) (Song From a German Concentration Camp)2:24
- A6The Four Insurgent Generals (Spanish Loyalist Song)2:00
- A7Native Land2:19
- A8Song Of The Plains (Red Army Song)3:03
- Spirituals (Recorded in 1945)
- B1Go Down Moses2:42
- B2Balm In Gilead2:11
- B3By 'An By2:22
- B4Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child2:26
- B5John Henry2:24
- B6Water Boy2:27
- B7Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
The Incomparable Voice Of Paul Robeson(1968)
Tracklist
- A1Ol' Man River
- A2Trees
- A3Songs My Mother Taught Me
- A4Night
- A5The Rosary
- B1Solitude
- B2St. Louis Blues
- B3Mighty Lak' A Ros
- B4Mood Indigo
- B5Deep River
- C1Ma Curly-Headed Baby
- C2Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
- C3I Still Suits Me
- C4Just A Wearyin' For You
- C5Swing Low Sweet Chariot
- D1My Old Kentucky Home
- D2aFat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes
- D2bShort'nin Bread
- D3Song Of The Volga Boatmen
- D4Wagon Wheels
- D5My Way
Amerikanische Ballade(1967)
Tracklist
- A1Bear The Burden In The Heat Of The Day
- A2Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?
- A3Witness
- A4Skye Boat Song
- A5Volksliedvergleich (Lieder Aus Afrika Und Alabama)
- A6Hazzam
- A7Gospodi, Gospodi (Aus "Boris Godunow")
- A8Ausschnitte Aus Dem Film "Native Land" (1942)
- A9Monolog Aus "Othello"
- B1Von Land Zu Lande (Aus "Der Stille Don")
- B2This Little Light Of Mine
- B3Le Canadien Errant
- B4Scandalize My Name
- B5Der Floh
- B6Botschaft an den Wiener Friedenskongress 1952
- B7Ol' Man River
Das Andere Amerika (Paul Robeson Und Earl Robinson Singen)(1966)
Tracklist
- A1Water Boy (Water Boy, Where Are You Hidin')
- A2Hassidic Chant (A Good Day To The Lord God Almighty)
- A3There Is A Balm In Gilead
- A4Oh, My Baby, My Curly Headed Baby
- A5Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
- A6Passing By (There Is A Lady Sweet And Kind)
- A7The Echo Of Our Youth (The Corn Is Glistening Around Us)
- A8Kevin Barry (A Mountjoy Jail On Monday Morning)
- A9Deep River (Deep River, My Heart Is Over Jordan)
- A10Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- B11Casey Jones (Oh, The Workers On The S. P. Line)
- B12The House I Live In
- B13Joe Hill (I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night)
- B14Free And Equal Blues (I Went Down To The St. James' Infirmary)
- B15Black And White (The Ink Is Black, The Page Is White)
- B16Spring Song (I Wonder Will It Come Along In Spring)
- B17Good Morning (Good Morning, Good Morning)
- B18The Quilting Bee (Oh, The World Is All In Pieces Like A Crazy Quilt)
The Glorious Voice Of Paul Robeson(1966)
Tracklist
- A1At Dawning
- A2Rockin' Chair
- A3Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy
- A4The Banjo Song
- A5An Eriskay Love Lilt
- A6River Stay 'Way From My Door
- B1The Cobbler's Song
- B2Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
- B3Lazy Bones
- B4She Is Far From The Land
- B5Gloomy Sunday
- B6Honey (Dat's All)
Ballad For Americans / Carnegie Hall Concert, Vol. 2(1965)
Tracklist
- A1Ballad For Americans10:10
- A2Go Down, Moses2:25
- A3On My Journey1:35
- A4Patterns Of Folk Song And Hassidic Chant Of Levi Isaac5:55
- A5Freedom (Moravian Hussite Hymn)
- B1The Minstrel Boy1:52
- B2O Grieve You Now My Mother1:23
- B3Eriskay Love Lilt3:50
- B4This Is The Hammer1:55
- B5Scandlze My Name1:55
- B6Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal2:20
- B7The Four Rivers2:54
- B8Mexican Lullaby2:29
- B9All Men Are Brothers2:17
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B6Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho1:54B7Little Man You've Had A Busy Day3:12B8Deep River2:20B9Lazy Bones3:19B10Climbing Up (The Mountain Song)3:06B17Curly Headed Baby2:40B18Sleep, Baby3:301:41
B7Steal Away2:56B8I'm Going To Tell God All O' My Troubles2:25B9Li'l Gal2:52B10I Got A Home In-A Dat Rock2:142:16
B6Weepin' Mary ( 10 / 8 / 29 )1:41B7Steel Away ( 7 / 27 / 25 )2:56B8I'm Goin' To Tell God All O' My Troubles ( 5 / 9 / 27 )2:25B9Li'l Gal ( 1 / 25 / 262:52B10I Got A Home In-A Dat Rock ( 5 / 9 / 27 )2:132:39
B8Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho1:49