biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1887–1977)
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| biography:
| Tenor, born in Curryville, Georgia, USA. A son of former slaves, he studied in the USA and Europe before his 1917 Boston debut. In the 1920s he performed concerts across Europe and the USA, and was acclaimed for both his performance of classical lieder and his Negro spirituals. His farewell performance was at Carnegie Hall in 1962. |
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