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"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 [5] musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River .
Show Boat is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name.The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock workers on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River show boat, over 40 years from 1887 to 1927.
Show Boat (1927), with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960); adapted from the novel Show Boat (1926) by Edna Ferber (1885–1968); with original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and additional orchestrations by Russell Warner and Larry Moore 1 (5:34) Overture; Act One, Scene One Cotton Blossom
“Ol’ Man River”, recorded by Bing Crosby on December 31, 1945 with Camarata and His Orchestra. [1] ““I Still Suits Me”, recorded by Bing Crosby and Lee Wiley on March 17, 1947 with Victor Young and His Orchestra. [1]
Show Boat is a 1951 American musical romantic drama film, based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics), and the 1926 novel by Edna Ferber. It was made by MGM, adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin, produced by Arthur Freed and directed by George Sidney.
[citation needed] MGM/UA Home Video released the 1929, 1936 and 1951 versions, as well as the Show Boat sequence from Till the Clouds Roll By, as The Complete Show Boat collection on laserdisc in 1995. [17] The 1929 version was restored and this release is the most complete version available.
She sang "Bill" (lyrics by P.G. Wodehouse, music by Jerome Kern) and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" in two stage runs and two film productions of Show Boat over a span of 11 years. [4] During the run of Show Boat, however, Morgan's stardom led to difficulties. Her prominence in the world of New York nightclubs (actually illegal speakeasies in the ...
Show Boat: 1927 Broadway: Jerome Kern: Oscar Hammerstein II and P. G. Wodehouse: Hammerstein II Notable songs: "Ol' Man River", "Bill", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man". Show Girl: 1929 Broadway: George Gershwin: Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn: William Anthony McGuire: Showgirls! The Musical: 2013 Off-Broadway: Bob and Tobly McSmith Bob and Tobly McSmith ...