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Porgy and Bess

Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / George Gershwin.
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Publication
Camden, N.J. : RCA Victor, [1959]

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Additional Authors
  • Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023.
  • Horne, Lena.
  • Hayton, Lennie, 1908-1971.
  • De Cormier, Robert.
Description
1 sound disc (34 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono.; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Porgy and Bess. Selections
Alternative Title
  • Porgy and Bess.
  • Woman is a sometime thing.
  • Summertime.
  • Oh, I got plenty of nothin'.
  • I wants to stay here.
  • Bess, you is my woman.
  • It ain't necessarily so.
  • Strawberry woman.
  • Honey man.
  • Crab man.
  • My man's gone now.
  • Bess, oh where's my Bess?
  • There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York.
Subjects
Note
  • Opera excerpts.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, February and March, 1959.
Contents
A woman is a sometime thing -- Summertime -- Oh, I got plenty of nothin' -- I wants to stay here -- Bess, you is my woman -- It ain't necessarily so -- Street calls: Strawberry woman ; The honey man ; Crab man -- My man's gone now -- Bess, oh where's my Bess? -- There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York.
Call Number
*LZR 71216
OCLC
4226533
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Composer
Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / George Gershwin.
Imprint
Camden, N.J. : RCA Victor, [1959]
Performer
Sung by Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte ; with Lennie Hayton and Robert Corman and their orchestras.
Event
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City, February and March, 1959.
Added Author
Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023. Performer
Horne, Lena. Performer
Hayton, Lennie, 1908-1971. Performer
De Cormier, Robert. Performer
Added Title
Woman is a sometime thing.
Summertime.
Oh, I got plenty of nothin'.
I wants to stay here.
Bess, you is my woman.
It ain't necessarily so.
Strawberry woman.
Honey man.
Crab man.
My man's gone now.
Bess, oh where's my Bess?
There's a boat that's leavin' soon for New York.
Publisher No.
LOP 1507 RCA Victor
Research Call Number
*LZR 71216
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