The Rondelle55 Chronicles

Monday 16 September 2013

Tribute Mondays: Paul Robeson

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) 
Paul Robeson 1942 crop.jpg 

    Lawyer, Athlete, Singer and Actor, Paul Robeson, was a major contributor to the Arts; thanks for your contribution Mr. Robeson you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a great Monday: Go down Moses , Sometimes I feel like a motherless child , Nobody knows the trouble I've seen and Old man river

  

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Robeson
Background information
BornPaul Leroy Robeson
April 9, 1898
Princeton, New JerseyU.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1976 (aged 77)
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materRutgers University (1919)
Columbia Law School (1922)
OccupationSinger (spiritualsinternational folk,musicalsclassical), actor, social activist, lawyer, athlete
Spouse(s)Eslanda Robeson (1921–1965) (her death) 1 son
ChildrenPaul Robeson, Jr.

No comments:

Post a Comment