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Ol’ Man River

Song
Show Boat

 Also known as (1)

Creators (2)

Composer

  1. Jerome Kern

Lyricist

  1. Oscar Hammerstein II of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Publisher

  1. PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
  2. T.B. Harms Co.

Related Works (4)

Part Of

  1. Show Boat: Act I
  2. Show Boat

Later Versions

  1. Ol’ Man River translated

Orchestrations

  1. Ol’ Man River

Recordings (458)

  1. Ol' Man River ?:?? cover by Ken Sisson & His Orchestra (1927)
  2. Ol’ Man River 3:12 by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (09 Mar 1928) Victor matrix BVE41607-2
  3. Ol' Man River ?:?? by Bix Beiderbecke & His Orch. (Apr 1937)
  4. Ol' Man River ?:?? by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Jul 1939)
  5. Ol' Man River ?:?? by Harry James and His Orchestra (1941)
  6. Ol’ Man River 4:10 by Frank Sinatra (Jun 1945) mx. VP 1273
  7. Ol' Man River ?:?? by Harry James and His Orchestra (1945)
  8. Ol’ Man River 4:05 cover by Frank Sinatra (1945) studio master
  9. Ol’ Man River 2:59 cover by The Ravens (Jun 1947)
  10. Ol’ Man River 4:20 by Kenneth Spencer and Male Chorus (1948) Show Boat, 1946 Broadway revival cast
  11. Ol' Man River ?:?? by Bing Crosby (1949)
  12. Ol’ Man River 3:50 by William Warfield (1951)
  13. Old Man River 2:35 by Chet Atkins (1954)
  14. Ol' Man River 3:14 by Bix Beiderbecke (1956)
  15. Ol' Man River 4:41 cover by Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians (1957)
  16. Ol' Man River 6:00 instrumental by Erroll Garner (1957)
  17. Ol’ Man River 4:27 cover by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (Apr 1958)
  18. Ol' Man River 4:03 by Frank Sinatra (1958) edit
  19. Ol’ Man River 2:37 cover by Sam Cooke (1958)
  20. Ol' Man River 2:25 by Mae Barnes (1959)
  21. Ol’ Man River 2:30 instrumental, cover by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
  22. Ol’ Man River 2:38 instrumental by Oscar Peterson (1959)
  23. Ol' Man River ?:?? instrumental by Andre Previn (1959)
  24. Ol' Man River 6:58 cover by Maynard Ferguson (1960) mono
  25. Ol' Man River 6:58 live, instrumental by Maynard Ferguson (1960) stereo
  26. Ol' Man River 5:14 instrumental by Gene Ammons (1961)
  27. Ol' Man River 4:15 instrumental by Kenny Dorham (1961)
  28. Ol’ Man River 3:58 instrumental by Jimmy Smith (1962)
  29. Ol’ Man River 2:59 live, cover by Tony Bennett (1962) live, 1962-06-09: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA
  30. Ol’ Man River 2:48 cover by Tony Bennett (1962)
  31. Ol' Man River 2:47 by Della Reese (1962)
  32. Ol’ Man River 6:37 instrumental by Ike Quebec (1962)
  33. Ol’ Man River 4:25 cover by Frank Sinatra (02 Jun 1963) 1963 original studio master
  34. Ol’ Man River 5:34 cover by Ray Charles (1963)
  35. Ol' Man River 3:06 by Al Jolson (1963)
  36. Ol' Man River 2:15 by Van Alexander & His Orchestra (1963)
  37. Ol’ Man River 2:39 cover by Charlie Rich (Jan 1964)
  38. Ol’ Man River 2:38 cover by Charlie Rich (Jan 1964) mono
  39. Ol’ Man River ?:?? cover by Charlie Rich (1964)
  40. Ol’ Man River 2:22 cover by Cilla Black (25 Jan 1965)
  41. Ol’ Man River 2:22 cover by Cilla Black (25 Jan 1965)
  42. Ol’ Man River 2:24 cover by Cilla Black (1965)
  43. Ol' Man River 2:11 cover by Cher (28 Mar 1966)
  44. Ol’ Man River ?:?? live, cover by Vince Hill (Nov 1966)
  45. Ol’ Man River 2:40 cover by Charlie Rich (1966)
  46. Ol’ Man River 4:03 cover by Aretha Franklin (1966)
  47. Old Man River ?:?? cover by Arthur Prysock (1966) mono
  48. Old Man River 3:20 cover by Arthur Prysock (1966) stereo
  49. Ol’ Man River 4:24 cover by The Temptations (27 Nov 1967)
  50. Ol’ Man River 3:32 by Billy Stewart (1967)
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Links (5)

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/Paul-robeson-ol-man-river-lyrics
  2. https://genius.com/Frank-sinatra-ol-man-river-lyrics
  3. https://genius.com/Sam-cooke-ol-man-river-lyrics

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912713

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/3266