Margaret Walker Alexander Reads Langston Hughes, P.L. Dunbar, J.W. Johnson

Margaret Walker Alexander Reads Langston Hughes, P.L. Dunbar, J.W. Johnson

written by James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938, Langston Hughes, 1902-1967 and Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1872-1906 (Folkways Records, 1975), 51 mins

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Field of Interest
World Music
Author
James Weldon Johnson, 1871-1938, Langston Hughes, 1902-1967, Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1872-1906
Description

In 1932, Margaret Walker, acclaimed poet, had the unique opportunity to hear both Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson recite their poetry. In this collection, Walker shares with listeners four of the “Seven Negro Sermons in Verse” that she herself heard Johnson read in New Orleans. Walker exceptionally executes the dialect of P.L. Dunbar’s poetry which speaks to life on the plantations as well as sings one of Hughes’ poems, “The Cat and the Saxophone.” (For more on Walker’s poetry see FW09795 and FW09796)

Content Type
Music recording
Duration
51 mins
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Poetry, Spoken Word
Label
Folkways Records
Release Date
1975
Subject
World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá

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