Roland Hayes - The Legacy of an American Tenor

Christopher A. Brooks is Professor of Anthropology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is author (with Shirley Verrett) of I Never Walked Alone: The Autobiography of an American Singer and several other publications.
Robert Sims is Professor of Voice in the School of Music at Northern Illinois University.

List of contents

Foreword
Introduction: "I'll Make Me a Man"
Prologue
1. A New Jerusalem (1887-1911)
2. Roland's World in Boston (1911-1920)
3. Roland Rules Britannia (1920-1921)
4. "Le Rage de Paris" (1921-1922)
5. You're Tired, Chile (1923)
6. The Hayes Conquest (1923-1924)
7. Roland and the Countess (1924-1926)
8. The Conquest Slows (1926-1930)
9. Hard Trials, Great Tribulations (1930-1935)
10. Return to Europe (1936-1942)
11. Rome, Georgia-1942
12. "You can tell the World about This!" (1942-1950)
13. Struggles in Remaining Relevant (1950-1959)
14. I Wanna Go Home (1960-1977)
Epilogue: The Hayes Legacy (1977- )
Afterword
Roland Hayes: Repertoire
Bibliography
Notes
Index

About the author

Christopher A. Brooks and Robert Sims

Summary

Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to reach international fame as a concert performer and one of the few artists who could sell out Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall, and Covent Garden. This book spans the history of Hayes' life and career.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Spencer Adkins, Christopher A Brooks, Christopher A. Brooks, Christopher A./ Sims Brooks, Brooks Christopher a, Lawrence Brownlee, Portia K Maultsby, Portia K. Maultsby, Robert Sims, Sims Robert
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2014
• EAN: 9780253015365
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01536-5
• No. of pages: 424
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Biografien: Kunst und Unterhaltung, Oper, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography / Autobiography, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera