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He published his autobiography, Angel Mo’ and Her Son, Roland Hayes, in 1942 and a collection of spirituals set for solo voice, My Favorite Spirituals: 30 Songs for Voice and Piano, in 1948. Hayes supported the development of several African American singers who followed in his wake.
Roland Wiltse Hayes (June 3, 1887 – January 1, 1977) was an American lyric tenor and composer. Critics lauded his abilities and linguistic skills demonstrated with songs in French, German, and Italian. Hayes’ predecessors as well-known African-American concert artists, including Sissieretta Jones and Marie Selika, were not recorded
Mar 11, 2005 · Originally published Mar 11, 2005 Last edited Jan 28, 2022. The tenor Roland Hayes was the first African American man to win international fame as a concert performer. A native of Georgia, he traveled and performed across the United States and Europe. Hayes was born in Curryville, near Calhoun in Gordon County, on June 3, 1887, to Fanny, a ...
Ron Hayes was born on February 26, 1929 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Everglades! (1961), The Invaders (1967) and Dallas (1978). He was married to Carol Capek, Caroline Muir, Betty Endicott and Joan Sturgess. He died on October 1, 2004 in Malibu, California, USA.
Jun 8, 2018 · Tenor Roland Hayes is acknowledged as a masterful interpreter of both classical songs and black spirituals. In a career that spanned more than thirty years, he performed throughout the United States and Europe.
"Roland Hayes, as the leading African-American concert singer from the 1920s to the 1940s, single-handedly broke the "color line" in classical concert music, paving the way for future generations of African-American artists.
Ronald G. Hayes (February 26, 1929 – October 1, 2004) was an American television actor, who as an activist in the environmental movement, worked for the establishment of the first Earth Day, observed on April 22, 1970. He was a member of the Sierra Club and a founder of the ecological interest group Wilderness World.
