Marian Anderson on Producer's Showcase Vol. 1 (vaimusic.com)

[jesusislife85]

WOW THIS IS AMAZING^_^

[android17890]

I LOVE THIS SONG,AND I LOVE ALL THE SONGS SONG BY MARIAN ANFERSON.

[yaaharriott]

She was an opera singer. When African- Americans opera singers sing Negro spirituals we bring more of our dialect and inflections into the songs. You are allowed that freedom in spirituals because its a part of the culture of that music. Yet Negro spirituals are considered a part of the classical art form.

[swalsh313]

shes soo good

[superbenyikaraoke777]

Wow que Hermosa Voz Fantastica mujer

[realroxane77]

you sang

[musikenergy]

Incredible. No one can sing this like Marian.

[9D0ubleM]

black voices are the best! DOT!

[kazzi11ful]

weird,couldnt stop laughing when i heard it,cheered me up no end !!

[jeriwho]

Interesting how operatic she is, and yet at one point she sounds more like a Gospel singer. She starts and ends with rolling r's and an almost European sound, but in the middle she sounds very "Southern Black Spiritual". But beautiful and a beautiful choice of wording.

[gypsymama501]

An accomplished singer..... very professional, polished. Opera trained - no doubt. Love it!!!! Thanks to You-Tube I can listen to all these in one evening! Having a Mini concert of all these famous talents! Glory be to God.

[ChrisAmericaUSA]

She is an exceptional singer.....make no mistake about that!.......classic stage presence!

[Lactoris1]

They should have cloned Marian Anderson to preserve her genetic gifts (which she worked hard to develop and utilize) but anyway her nephew has been conductor I believe of the Portland, Oregon, symphony. Her choice of music shows excellent judgment too.

[AquaCherokee27]

My sisters and I are named after famous female singers and actresses. One of us rec'd the name Marian for Marian Anderson.

[midorisours]

look up contralto... explains her voice

[rbaron81]

This is a woman??

She's a good singer......no not really.

[vintagevoices]

No she's a brilliant singer actually.

[baritonebynight]

One of the greatest contraltos of all time actually.

[millionsthousands]

i love how animated she is

[JKBTeacher]

if you want to see Marian Anderson

Please check out Ms. Anderson singing Ave Maria by Schubert

[vallev99]

She is a terrific singer...but she sounds a little masculine no?

[millionsthousands]

dunno if it qualifies as masculine. dunno the technical name for it.

[AlphaTOY]

The technical name is "contralto".

[MooeyMcQuack416]

She's a contralto; the lowest vocal range for a female singer

[grenadian11]

@MooeyMcQuack416 agree, Contralto means the range and Ms. Anderson was a Contralto of impeccable tone and range bar none so your fyi is for what again!

[mikedelicious135]

@MooeyMcQuack416 and in the book i am reading whn she was young she could sing saprano

[yuehchopin]

ich weine

[usmcwife98]

this is awsome she is acually good i have a project on her i am in middle school and i am 13

[Caligurl66]

omg same with me! exactly the same! i am doing a movie on her for National history day

[jonnyice]

Oh lord, how have I never heard of Marian Anderson? Now I have a new project to find more of this incredible music. Thank you, Dick Cavett, for bringing Marian Anderson to my attention, and thanks to whomever uploaded this video!

[panicwithcarly]

im 12, and i had to read 2 books for school, i chose this as one of them. the book was marian anderson: a voice that challenged a nation. it made me cry.....lol im serious......haha i love singing and that book inspired me SO much!!!! i love her voice haha -Carly :]

[mrduragss]

Beautiful

[hourlynewscaster]

If there is any tinge of racisim in that performance is that it was done in television at at time when producers expected black women to sing in a style reminiscent of a Negro Spiritual. Dennis

[MissLimLam]

I actually agree with that.

Like in the 50's, in america, black women were expected to sing one of three things:

gospel

blues

jazz

But of course she sang gospel because she enjoyed it but that was also stereotypical.

It is not racist just an observance of stereotypes in the 1950's, I mean I could say now that black people are expected to be good at basket ball. I dont believe it but it is a similar occurence.

[yav42yav42yav42]

Nellys dawn you should be ashamed. Nothing good ever comes to nasty people like you.

[letroita]

AMAziiiign i love it!!

she sing really good. i heard her and i loved her..., thank you for uploead this video is very beatufil and she OMG! she sing like noneone!!

[dare57]

Beautiful!

[jeffers1961]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I have heard of Marian Anderson my entire life, but had never actually heard her sing. I learned something today, and you enriched my life with this upload. Thank you very much.

[balladtree]

sing Marian!!!

[peterlunow]

Spoken like a true racist.

[vinemp]

I'm not under the impression you know what "racist" means. Please, look that word up and internalize its definition and application before you go hurling it at people.

[nellysdawn]

Thats my opinion now and forever so deal with it!

[MBossMan1996]

You are so racist so be quiet please u don't know what you're talking about okay. Take your undercover racist rants somewhere else you no-talent. You probably like no talents like britney spears and others. You need to take a history lesson and get a brain and an ear for music which u clearly don't have.

[peterlunow]

what kind of a twisted person you are ,have you any idea what this woman achieved and what she had to go through to get there.People like you should not be allowed on you tube.Ignorant and hatefull you are

[MBossMan1996]

You are so racist so shut up please u don't know what you're talking about okay. Take your undercover racist rants somewhere else you fool.

[vinemp]

There is nothing that conveys an inkling of racist ideology in those statements.

[SayukiTogashi]

Her voice is so deep that she sounds like a tenor! O_O How amazing! :D

Her voice is very beautiful!

[SaCa4]

OMG I did a school report on her but i never knew she was this good! She is a good singer! :D

[blessedover]

she was good .

[shyguyjakie]

"He's got the little bits of baby in his hands>"

[letsrocha]

strange O.o I prefer Nina Simone (:

[paulostroff99]

A revelation of epic proportions!

[Pacabelle]

Thank you so much for this. I really enjoyed it. I would also love to hear Jessye Norman's version of this song too.

[freespiritQC]

How lucky are we to have access to those beautiful human beings.

What generosity.

[Bellatrix210]

OMG! great voice!

[nealsmagic]

it is our responsibility to share this voice with some child today

[emmapeels]

Merveilleux !

[Popordelaisla]

Grandisima contralto.

[FranciscSoto]

Hermoso,una voz espléndida con un extraordinaria proyección.

[tcunsolo]

sounds like a cello! excellent.

[waterfordwinstons]

Thank you Much for this Brava

[Amiduffer]

Yayyyy! The classic Anderson song. Thank you very much.

[JDHagstrom]

What a voice!

[ecosse99]

Thanks VAI for posting this clip of the great,modest lady from Philadelphia, USA. Exciting to actually SEE her in performance.I have her in Vol.2.