Date Posted:01:51:59 10/18/08 Sat Author: Roger Subject: Re: On a Lighter Note: Paul Robeson - Sixteen Tons In reply to:
iteo
's message, "On a Lighter Note: Paul Robeson - Sixteen Tons" on 21:07:39 10/17/08 Fri
I didn't know Robeson did one. Did you ever hear Homer and Jethro's version?
>Lately I've been enjoying the song 'Old Man River'
>(it's a song I've always liked, but for whatever
>reason, it's been on my mind lately)
>
>In searching for a good version, I came across Paul
>Robeson's version on YouTube - which is tops:
>
><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRiZiVvdX4g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRiZiVvdX4g</a>
>
>Then I did a search and discovered this amazing cover
>of 'Sixteen Tons' (which has been sung by all the
>greats, but this is the best version by far IMHO)
>
><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://ia341024.us.archive.org/2/items/Paul-Robeson-col">http://ia341024.us.archive.org/2/items/Paul-Robeson-col</a>
>lection-111-120/PaulRobeson-SixteenTons_64kb.mp3
>
>Can download it here (free download!!)
>
><a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.archive.org/details/Paul-Robeson-collection-">http://www.archive.org/details/Paul-Robeson-collection-</a>
>111-120
