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nephihaha
148 days ago
I don't need to go to Wikipedia to read about Robeson. Guy became a Stalin fan and crumbled mentally when he realised the USSR was not what it claimed. Great singer though.
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0928374082
148 days ago
I think part of what they didn't like was that in Old Man River, instead of singing:
Git a little drunk An' you lands in jail
for Moscow audiences he sang:
Show a little grit And you land in jail
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