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Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson has been played on NTS in shows including The Opera Show, featured first on 4 March 2015. Songs played include Deep River, My Lord, What A Morning and City Called Heaven.

Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She joined a junior church choir at the age of six, and applied to an all-white music school after her graduation from high school in 1921, but was turned away because she was black. The…

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Deep River
Marion Anderson
His Master's Voice0
Deep River
Marion AndersonHis Master's Voice0
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My Lord, What A Morning
Marian Anderson
RCA Victor Red Seal1948
My Lord, What A Morning
Marian AndersonRCA Victor Red Seal1948
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City Called Heaven
Marian Anderson
Nimbus Records1996
City Called Heaven
Marian AndersonNimbus Records1996
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Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Marian Anderson
Rhino Records2001
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Marian AndersonRhino Records2001
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Poor Me
Marian Anderson
BMG, RCA Victor Red Seal1999
Poor Me
Marian AndersonBMG, RCA Victor Red Seal1999
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Deep River
Marian Anderson
Victor Red Seal1938
Deep River
Marian AndersonVictor Red Seal1938
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Stille Tränen, No.10
Marian Anderson
RCA Victor, BMG Classics1989
Stille Tränen, No.10
Marian AndersonRCA Victor, BMG Classics1989
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