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Langston Hughes (01 Feb 1902 - 22 May 1967)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (5)

Official

Album - Spokenword

  1. The Story of Jazz 1954
  2. The Voice of the Poet: Langston Hughes Mar 2002

Album

  1. Black Nativity 2000
  2. Weary Blues

Other - Spokenword

  1. The Voice of Langston Hughes 1995

Recordings by (96)

  1. Beginnings: Introduction / Africa / The South / New Orleans / Jelly Roll Morton / Rags / Bunk Johnson / Scott Joplin / Louis Armstrong ?:?? (1954)
  2. The Blues: Introduction / St. Louis Blues / Ma Rainey / Perdido Street Blues ?:?? (1954)
  3. Characteristics: A Break / A Riff / Boogie Woogie / Bix Beiderbecke / Duke Ellington / Earl Hines / Dizzy Gillespie / Lennie Tristano / Teenagers / Mary Lou Williams ?:?? (1954)
  4. The Negro Speaks of Rivers 0:46 (1995)
  5. I, Too 0:34 (1995)
  6. The Weary Blues 1:42 (1995)
  7. Homesick Blues 0:46 (1995)
  8. The Story of the Blues 1:59 (1995)
  9. Night and Morn 0:32 (1995)
  10. Breath of a Spiritual 0:19 (1995)
  11. Prayer 0:18 (1995)
  12. Prayer Meeting 0:20 (1995)
  13. Ma Lord 1:50 (1995)
  14. I'm Gonna Testify 2:37 (1995)
  15. Albert 0:16 (1995)
  16. Mother to Son 0:49 (1995)
  17. Dreams 0:57 (1995)
  18. Youth 0:22 (1995)
  19. The Struggle 3:25 (1995)
  20. Rhythms of the World 7:34 (1995)
  21. Simple-Intro. 2:33 (1995)
  22. Feet Live Their Own Life 5:47 (1995)
  23. Simple Plays a Prayer 1:46 (1995)
  24. As I Go 2:40 (1995)
  25. Ballad of the Gypsy 0:52 (1996)
  26. Mulatto 1:38 (1996)
  27. Dreams and Youth 1:19 (1998)
  28. Dream Montage: Tell Me / Good Morning / Harlem / Same in Blues / Comment on Curb 3:33 (2000)
  29. My Way’s Cloudy 1:40 (2000)
  30. Most Done Traveling 1:35 (2000)
  31. Baby Born Today 1:10 (2000)
  32. Poor Little Jesus Boy 2:05 (2000)
  33. Mary, What You Gonna Name That Pretty Little Baby? 2:43 (2000)
  34. Wasn’t That a Mighty Day? 2:34 (2000)
  35. Joy to the World 1:55 (2000)
  36. Christ is Born 2:16 (2000)
  37. Rise Up Shepherd and Follow 2:45 (2000)
  38. Sweet Little Jesus Boy 3:04 (2000)
  39. Oh Come All Ye Faithful 3:59 (2000)
  40. If Anybody Ask You Who 2:42 (2000)
  41. Go Where I Send Thee 3:26 (2000)
  42. Harlem [2] 0:27 (Oct 2001)
  43. Dressed Up 11:22 (Mar 2002)
  44. When Sue Wears Red 1:19 (Mar 2002)
  45. Elevator Boy 2:03 (Mar 2002)
  46. My People 1:23 (Mar 2002)
  47. Long Trip 1:14 (Mar 2002)
  48. Negro Dancers 1:11 (Mar 2002)
  49. Merry-Go-Round 1:34 (Mar 2002)
  50. The Dream Keeper 0:34 (Mar 2002)
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On Recordings (1)

Vocals

  1. The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Introduction 1:41 Langston Hughes (01 Nov 2005) spoken vocals

Credited as (9)

  1. Langston Hughes
  2. Langston Hughes & Zane Mark
  3. Langston Hughes & James P. Johnson
  4. Langston Hughes with Leonard Feather
  5. Taj Mahal / Langston Hughes
  6. Taj Mahal & Langston Hughes
  7. Langston Hughes, narrator
  8. Langston Hughes & David Martin
  9. William Averitt / Langston Hughes

Works (126)

Wrote

  1. Blues Montage
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Composed

  1. A Little Lyric of Great Importance
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Lyrics

  1. Street Scene: Act II, Scene 2. N°20 Lullaby "Sleep, baby dear" (First & Second Nursemaid
  2. Street Scene: Act II, Scene 1. No. 18b The Murder
  3. Heart of Gold
  4. Girl
  5. Too Blue
  6. Song for a Dark Girl
  7. Love Again Blues
  8. Rose Marie
  9. Search
  10. Street Scene: Act I. No. 13 "Moon-faced, starry-eyed" (Dick McGann, Mae Jones)
  11. Ballad of the Landlord
  12. Four Negro Songs: No. 1. Shake your brown feet, honey
  13. Four Negro Songs
  14. I Dream a World
  15. Street Scene: Act I: N°5a Scene "She shouldn't be staying out nights" (Mr. & Mrs. Maurrant, Greta Fiorentino)
  16. Street Scene: Act 1. Scene / Come on
  17. Evidence of Things Not Seen: Part Two, Middles: 19. Comment on War
  18. I Dream a World
  19. Mortal Storm, op. 29
  20. Mortal Storm, op. 29: I. A House in Taos
  21. Mortal Storm, op. 29: II. Little Song
  22. Mortal Storm, op. 29: III. Jaime
  23. Mortal Storm, op. 29: IV. Faithful One
  24. Mortal Storm, op. 29: V. Genius Child
  25. Lonely House
  26. Mazais princis no Malaizijas additional
  27. Pēdējais mazais princis austrumos additional
  28. Pa sarkanu zemi es gribu iet additional
  29. Tavs bildinājums šoreiz veltīgs bija additional
  30. Nāc, mister Vientulība, arī tevi mīlēt varu additional
  31. Street Scene
  32. Ja man miljons būtu / Hārlema additional
  33. Hei-hei blūzs additional
  34. Šķiršanās blūzs additional
  35. Er oder ich (Selbstmord)
  36. Great Big Sky
  37. African Lady
  38. Danse Africaine
  39. Helen Keller
  40. Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret
  41. In Time of Silver Rain
  42. Consider Me
  43. Song to the Dark Virgin
  44. Three Dream Portraits: No. 3. I, Too
  45. Three Dream Portraits: No. 2. Dream Variation
  46. Three Dream Portraits: No. 1. Minstrel Man
  47. Three Dream Portraits
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Libretto

  1. The Barrier
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Links (28)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12038569b
  2. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/7139
  3. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/69364
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80014956/
  5. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000038689/POPULAR/
  6. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-867383
  7. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL26459A?mode=all
  8. https://ci.nii.ac.jp/author/DA0150540X
  9. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80014956
  10. https://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/artist/langston-hughes
  11. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102672
  12. https://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/artist/langston-hughes
  13. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118707930

Lyrics Page

  1. https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/8670

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Langston%2BHughes

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/350483

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000117819

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0400745/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44315795

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188093

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/4164

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/301952
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1mNcebzTg5QlHEY4WYhLSm

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000APX13I
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/29149559

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B000APX13I

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/29149559

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langston_Hughes_1936.jpg