Ballad for Americans (1993) more music like this

by Paul Robeson

In the absence of a multi-label Paul Robeson box, this 22-song CD is a superb account of the singer's late career, with one major work from his pre-blacklist years represented as well. In the late '50s, Robeson, like the Weavers -- who also were persona non grata at the major labels due to their leftist political views -- began recording for ...

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The Elektra Years (2004) more music like this

by Josh White

Josh White had a long and varied career, beginning as a session guitarist in the 1920s, then had his own run of stellar blues 78s for Paramount and Columbia in the 1930s, becoming a cabaret bluesman in New York in the 1940s, only to be blacklisted as the McCarthy era dawned, which led to his association with Jac Holzman's fledgling Elektra label ...

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Peace Arch Concerts (1998) more music like this

by Paul Robeson

These legendary recordings resulted from the most trying of circumstances. In the early '50s, the U.S. government revoked Paul Robeson's passport on the grounds of purported un-American political leanings, effectively blocking a planned 1952 live performance in Canada. Undaunted, Robeson appeared anyway, singing from a flatbed truck parked on the ...

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A Lonesome Road (1992) more music like this

by Paul Robeson

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Dry Bones (1953) more music like this

by The Delta Rhythm Boys

Fine 1940s material by this important quartet of stage, screen, and radio. Opal Louis Nations, All Music Guide

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