Who Should Sing 'Ol' Man River'?: The Lives Of An American Song

Who should sing Ol' man river? : the lives of an American song tells the almost eighty-year performance history of a great popular song. Examining over two hundred recorded and filmed versions of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's classic song, the book reveals the power of performers to remake one popular song into many different guises--Provided by publisher.

• | Author: Todd R. Decker
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 17, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0199389187
• | ISBN-13: 9780199389186