Best Version of Old Man River - William Warfield

He sings this version in Db Flat Major. Making the high note an F natural. He sings through more than one and a half octaves with no problem. And we all know he can sing waaay lower than and Ab. So that's quite some range. An amazing voice, dwarfing the orchestra even in his lower register. He sounds amazing. Unfortuantely, I don't know what year this is from. It's quite amazing that broadway voices used to be of such high quality as opposed to today. Enjoy.....And there are pictures of Robeson, because I originally thought it was Robeson singing.

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[Cinchona]

@mattjackleroy No, I understood what you meant. It's just that the comment about musicians "spinning in their graves" after listening to hip-hop also caused me to imagine records and turntables.

[mattjackleroy]

@Cinchona No my thought was that if they were suddenly brought back to life and listened to what is called music today ( hip-hop, rap, ...), they would probably be

amazed at what garbage it is.

[Cinchona]

@mattjackleroy So, your theory is that all the jazz-standards composers you mention would immediately decide to become DJs if we living people could somehow expose them to the latest rap recordings? It's an interesting idea, but a bit too fantastic.

[charlotte946]

BEAUTIFUL

[melodyworks]

very moving

[larrydonguy]

I've heard that Tennessee Ernie Ford never recorded this song which is too bad because it would have been interesting and pleasurable to hear him do it. Perhaps as a white

Southerner he would have felt awkward singing it, although he sang many hymns performed in both black and white churches. All that aside, this rendition by William Warfield is excellent.

[magigutt]

Such a wonderful song, and if you have a deep voice, this is, the, song to sing.

[baghend]

@DickCabeza123 Very clever and original. Southern U.S.?

Thanks for making my case.

[DickCabeza123]

@baghend Afraid of the truth, my friend, or are u just fucking ignorant???............Fuck You