Profile of composer Earl Robinson, who sings and plays the piano, and discusses his career. Robinson performs the entire “Ballad for Americans,” accompanying himself on piano. Robinson discusses his work for The Federal Theater Project (1936) collecting folk songs, and the first performance over CBS Radio of “Ballad for Americans”, sung by Paul Robeson and choir, a huge success. He also performs his “The House I Live In” and “Black and White.” |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | July 18, 1965 | |
Runtime: | 28 min | |
Genres: | Music Short | |
Cast: | Earl Robinson | |
Crew: | Stephan Chodorov Nick Havinga | |
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