Album, William Warfield
Object number2002.201.01
Date1955
MediumPaper, Ink, Vinyl
DimensionsOverall (Overall Diameter): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
- Album, Record
William Warfield was a concert bass-baritone singer and actor born in West Helena, Arkansas, in 1920. Warfield is best known for his roles in “Porgy and Bess” and in the film version of “Showboat." He is largely credited with performing the best rendition of the classic song "Ol Man River." He acted in five films. Warfield still performed up until his death in 2002.
45 rpm record album that features Arkansas native William Warfield singing "Ol' Man River" and "You are Love" from the film "Show Boat." There is no album cover with the record. Label is yellow with black lettering, which reads "M.G.M. / 45 R.P.M. / Ol' Man River (From the M.G.M. Tech. Film "Show Boat") (Kern-Hammerstein, 2nd) / William Warfield, Accompanied by Adolph Deutsch and the M.G.M. Studio Orchestra" and features the lion head logo of M.G.M.
Status
Not on view
