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"Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical Show Boat with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, uncaring flow of the Mississippi River.
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Old Man River is the stage name of Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Ohad Rein (Hebrew: אוהד ריין, [oˈ(h)ad ˈrejn], born 18 April 1979), which is also the name of his band. At the APRA Awards of 2009, "Sunshine", co-written by Old Man River, won the Blues & Roots Work of the Year category.
May 2, 2024 · “Ol’ Man River” was originally written by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II for the 1927 musical “Show Boat.” The show was groundbreaking for its time, as it tackled serious issues such as racial prejudice and the struggles of African Americans in the South.
Sep 20, 2020 · The life of “Ol’ Man River”, after such an auspicious birth as a powerful indictment of black oppression in the postbellum South, dwindled into a safe, flabby old age, sustained by its...
May 31, 2003 · When composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II teamed up in the mid-1920s to write Show Boat, a groundbreaking musical about life along the Mississippi River, they created one of the...
Nov 7, 2023 · Table of Contents. At its core, “Ol’ Man River” is a lamentation about the hardships faced by African American workers, especially those working on the Mississippi River. The lyrics depict the unrelenting and oppressive nature of labor, as well as the racial discrimination prevalent at the time.
