Peace Arch Concerts [Live]

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From 1950 to '58, Paul Robeson was prevented by the U.S. State Department from traveling outside the country. The restriction extended to Canada, where passports aren't normally required of American citizens. Robeson gave four concerts during those years at the Peace Arch Park near Blaine, Washington, at the Canadian border. This CD presents the 1952 and '53 concerts at which Robeson (accompanied by solo pianists Lawrence Brown and Alan Booth) sang across the international boundary from the back of a flatbed truck. In addition to brief speeches by Robeson and union leader Harvey Murphy, the great singer/political activist mixes traditional fare, spirituals, and "Ol' Man River" with broadsides such as "Joe Hill" and the Chinese marching song "Chin Chin." The sound quality is imperfect but listenable, the occasion is historic, and Robeson is great. --Stanley Booth

People
An All-American footballer, lawyer and Broadway star of Othello, The Emperor Jones, Robeson was also a mightily gifted vocalist for whom Jerome Kern wrote the classic "Ol' Man River." But Robeson's political activism--he fought tirelessly for racial equality, but also for Soviet-style socialism--proved a career killer. With his passport revoked in 1950 and his name high on showbiz blacklists, the Princeton, N.J.-born star was limited to performing in trade-union concerts like these,... read more

Peace Arch Concerts [Live]

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Peace Arch Concerts
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Valuable recording
 Peace Arch Concerts
Paul Robeson
Manufacturer: Folk Era Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000183H
Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

  1. Peace Arch Introduction
  2. Opening Remarks By Harvey Murphy
  3. Paul Robeson's Welcoming Remarks
  4. Every Time I Feel The Spirit
  5. Intro To Joe Hill By Harvey Murphy
  6. Joe Hill
  7. Loch Lomond
  8. Intro. To No More Auction Block
  9. No More Auction Block
  10. Oh No, John
  11. Love Will Find A Way
  12. Ol' Man River
  13. Introductory Speech
  14. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
  15. Go Down Moses
  16. Jacob's Ladder
  17. Theme From Beethoven's 9th Symphony
  18. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
  19. Joe Hill
  20. Oh Thou Silent Autumn Night
  21. Scandaliz' My Name
  22. Song Of The Four Rivers
  23. Without Thee (Gaelic Folk Song)
  24. Chin Chin (Chinesse Marching Song)
  25. Speech

Amazon.com

From 1950 to '58, Paul Robeson was prevented by the U.S. State Department from traveling outside the country. The restriction extended to Canada, where passports aren't normally required of American citizens. Robeson gave four concerts during those years at the Peace Arch Park near Blaine, Washington, at the Canadian border. This CD presents the 1952 and '53 concerts at which Robeson (accompanied by solo pianists Lawrence Brown and Alan Booth) sang across the international boundary from the back of a flatbed truck. In addition to brief speeches by Robeson and union leader Harvey Murphy, the great singer/political activist mixes traditional fare, spirituals, and "Ol' Man River" with broadsides such as "Joe Hill" and the Chinese marching song "Chin Chin." The sound quality is imperfect but listenable, the occasion is historic, and Robeson is great. --Stanley Booth

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Valuable recording.......2002-08-02

What attracted my attention was the Chinese song sung by Robeson in this album. While I have no idea why Robeson called it "Chin Chin", I can tell it's actually the current anthem of Mainland China. The original name of the song is "March of the Volunteers" which was originally composed by Nie Er in 1935 as the theme song for the Chinese movie "Feng Yun Er Nu". Hence it was then chosen to be the anthem of Mainland China some 50+ years ago. This inspirational song about awakening the spirit has great significance to the Chinese people especially during the World War II. Like "Rose, Rose, I Love You", this is one of the few Chinese songs that were performed outside China decades ago. While the event of the Peace Arch concert is historic, the inclusion of this Chinese song is truly a valuable historic evidence that witnessed the cultural exchange of "West meets East". The recording in this CD is remastered but it still contains too much wow and flutter as well as background noise which I believe could be done better with today's technology.

Music:

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  2. Piano Style Of/Play for Me
  3. Put It There Pal: A Salute to the Kings of Comedy
  4. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [Import] [Original recording remastered]
  5. Rendezvous at Sunnie's 1969 [Live]
  6. Saints in Praise, Vol. 2
  7. Sentimental Gentleman of Song
  8. Sings, Plays: Live at the Keystone Korner [Live]
  9. Softly/Round Midnight [Import] [Original recording remastered]
  10. Solitaire / The First Time Ever [Import]

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