William Warfield performs "Old Man River" (Robeson version)

[elofoo]

Unbelievable voice for a man in his eighties...!

I had the honor of spending time with William over a three day period during the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's national convention of 1996.  An amazing, friendly, "from the heart" gentleman who gave me and many others a slice of his experiences that can only come from such talent. Thanks William, wherever you are now.

[frankvanv1]

Wow! How I would have loved to be there

[patcshea53]

Very substandard version of this - could hardly stay in pitch- yuck!

[OaklandLYM]

@patcshea53 Please go jump off a tall bridge you insensitive prick.

[PaperGrape]

Nice lyrics change... :-)

[pitbull466]

I much prefer William's version to Paul robeson's one.

It just seems to me in the original B/W film Paul sang it too quickly, and william sang it perfectly.

[OaklandLYM]

@pitbull466 The nice part, was that he included this, even though it wasn't on the written program.

[OaklandLYM]

@baritonebynight When he was doing these concerts he was in his 80s. A friend of mine here at the office got to see him right before he passed away. I certainly feel blessed to have experienced his performances and his wonderful personality.