Vox Nova with the African-American Spiritual: Nobody Knows, Paul Robeson
August 19, 2009
Paul Robeson was one of the artistic giants of the 20th century. Among his many accomplishments, he was the first major concert hall star to introduce the African-American spiritual to U.S. and world audiences.
Here is his moving rending of ‘Nobody Knows’.
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Sorry to pull rank [I;m not really but you already knew that] but I remember him singing WHAT IS AMERICA TO ME? and I THOUGHT I SAW JOE HILL LAST NIGHT.
A further note: it is sad that he sang it with changed words. The original reads “Nobody knows but Jesus”.
It may surprise no one, but on my I-Pod I have Robeson’s songs against Spanish Fascism.