Earl Robinson
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Earl Hawley Robinson was an American composer, arranger and folk music singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Robinson is remembered for his music, including the cantata "Ballad for Americans" an
Robinson (left) and Paul Robeson at rehearsal for the first "Ballad for Americans" performance in 1939.
Bing Crosby, Ballad for Americans (Decca Records 1940)
Paul Robeson
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Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances
Earl Robinson
…musical influences began with both classical music and American folk music and included individuals such as Carl Sandburg, Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly, Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. He composed "Ballad for Americans" (lyrics by John Latouche), which became a signature song for Robeson after it was broadcast on CBS…
Robeson in 1942
Robeson in football uniform at Rutgers, c. 1919
Robeson's birthplace in Princeton, New Jersey
Fritz Pollard (left) and Robeson in a photo from the March 1918 issue of The Crisis