...Paul Robeson Copyright © 1993 by Duke University Press 1993 Paul Robeson Tells Why He Will Not Star in Orthodox Operas Paul Robeson Critics have often reproached me for not becoming an opera star and never attempting to give recitals of German and Italian songs as every accomplished singer...

... Copyright © 1995 by Duke University Press 1995 Chapter 7 "De Stars in de Elements" Where do Negro songs originate? This question is becoming harder to deal with as the years go by. It is a question that might well be left alone if it were asked merely to satisfy a querious urge. It becomes...

... Willis Laurence fames Stars in de Elements "Stars in de Elements" : eternal torchbearers which lift the fogbound soul above the clouds, guide him upon the storm-tossed sea, tune his soul with the infinite, and shine best when darkness is deepest-given birth by the night. $& C J ), ~ ~ ~ l{J IV {) ~7F...

...Roland M. Carter © Copyright 1987 JBSM /Jon Michael Spencer 1987 R.M.C. I -J I :ff Yon -drour night, Ra - dient star c.: I WONDROUS NIGHT From BEHOLD THE DAY COMES II Roland M Carter it u -- -Clo shin rious night Ho ing bright On ~Le night when night when A! -e-· I II Je sus Christ was born...

....- 2 The gift-bearing kings from the Orient far; In eastern horizon the glistering star; The heavens aflame with a strange, holy fire, And dull shepherds waked by an angelic choir. 3 And, centering all, lo , a sweet, new-born Child And young, wondering mother gentle and mild. So, the vision unfolds...

.... 0 by God, I fly! Armored-ankle shakles, neck yoke, Iron head piece-'fore I go. Runaway, ride ride the river chariotViking ship navigated by the stars. 0 ride, Runaway Viking, by stars! Pirate stealin' 'way ebon silver and gold Locked-up in own freedom's soul. Soul, my soul, freedom's soul 0 locked...

.... 0 by God, I fly! Armored-ankle shakles, neck yoke, Iron head piece-'fore I go. Runaway, ride ride the river chariotViking ship navigated by the stars. 0 ride, Runaway Viking, by stars! Pirate stealin' 'way ebon silver and gold Locked-up in own freedom's soul. Soul, my soul, freedom's soul 0 locked...

... and __ I J. pray. I Stars in de Elements Negro songs naturally speak of the sun more than of any other light in the heavens. However, the stars have enchanted the Negro as they have all men. The stars seem to be used mainly in religious songs, while the sun is used more generally. I know of comparatively...

...) o' Mah Hand," 131 - 32, 254 "De Railroad Line's Mah Home 252-53 "De Sign o' de Jedgment 228 "De White Horse an' de Black Horse 141-42 "Deep River," 197, 217, 229 "Dere Is a Balm in Gilead," 229 "Dere's a Star in de East," 173 "Dis Chile," 2 73- 74 "Dis 01' Hammer Kill' John Henry," 245 "Don' Leave...

..., Tennessee, September 1965. James said that "all my people, at least all that I know, are of folk background, except my mother." His father was Willis G . James, a lifelong resident of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. Willis L. James, "Stars in de Elements: A Study of Negro Folk Music," unpublished manuscript, ca...

... of "the idea." Unsuccessful at breaking down the partition dividing the sacred and the secular, white rock 'n' roll stars veered off onto their own sociomusical course, and "rock" came to represent a life-style of radical secularity fashioned by white teenagers of the sixties. The secularity notwithstanding...

... of the Southern Slave 53 He warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars and blossoms in the trees; for in that remarkable melody, "Steal Away to Jesus," they sang: Green trees are bending: Tombstones are bursting, Poor sinners stand trembling: My Lord calls me; He calls me by the lightning, He...

... the "Fourth World," the world of black funk and star wars, of black orality, bodily sensuality, technical virtuosity, and electronic adroitness. The cover of the first Parliament album, Chocolate City, portrayed Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Capitol Building, and White House...

... in place. In Euripides' Bacchae, the maenads have sprigs of ivy and snakes in their hair. But the brown eyes of the land of cane belong to a face with "hair- / silver-gray, / like streams of stars" (14). Once we get past the brightness of the stars, there is something about this face that closely resembles...

...Sarah Collins Fernandis Copyright © 1990 by Duke University Press 1990 79 The Christmas Spirit 1 The Christmas candles that we light, Reflections are of that star-glow In Bethlehem's skies long, long ago On that first holy Christmas night. 2 Our Christmas carols on the air Are echoes faint...

...: ' should I weep and strength and joy and in this world a- oft I not F f n:r f J r f ~ sor- row then? hope l) me , -lone be? think Him nigh, uI AlMy One Tho' I~ -thoughtheworldmay oft op-pose. I'll trustHim in the Lamp, m y Light, my Guid- ing Star, I'll trust Himwhe-ther tho't re- mains n cheer me then, He...

...William Pickens Copyright © 1994 by Duke University Press 1994 Suggesting a uNational Anthem" William Pickens Members of the Congress of the United States have been interested in the prospect of adopting a "National Anthem" officially and by law. "The Star-Spangled Banner" seems rather...

..., felt no more, spi- rits bright, I II @# f ~f.· ~~ f Be- yond the moon and Be- yond this vale of Where j oys e- ter- nal Where d eath can n e- ver Wh e r e God an d an- ge ls ~ I?=I ~" b ?, F ~ stars, tears, r ise, com e, d we ll , 8 ~ f rjj,J~ r J'. ~ Be- yo n d the re- gions Up in that world so Where...

... draws nigh. 9 To see the Lord in clouds descending, Saints and angels guard him round; The saints from earth will rise to meet But sinners speechless at his frown. IO To see the mountains a burning, Mountains and hills must forward fly; The moon in blood, the stars a falling, And comets blazing thro...

... Star, 245 Armstrong, Louis, 52-53, 164, 290, 291 Arnold, Kokomo, 99-100, 101 Around the World in a Day, 2 51 Art Ensemble of Chicago, 54 As Nasty As They Wanna Be, 2 74 Asante, Molefi, 15-16 Ashford, Nicholas, 225, 285 Ashton, John, 123-24, 140 Aswell, James, 130-31 Auerbach, Susan,7 Babbit, 60 "Bad...