Comments on: Marc Blitzstein, Roland Hayes and the ‘Negro Chorus’ at the Royal Albert Hall in 1943 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/ A blog about 20th Century London Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John Tarpy http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-608506 John Tarpy Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:38:58 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-608506 Whole site full of great, well researched and well-written articles. Endlessly fascinating.

Is it possible to tell me how to obtain a password so I can read the article on Teddy Boys and Christmas Humphreys?

]]> By: maria pavledis http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-266214 maria pavledis Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:15:50 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-266214 Hi, I am trying to find out about the photograph of Black Servicemen in a London pub as we would like to use it for an event about servicemen in Norfolk called ‘How Norfolk got the Groove’ is it copyright?

]]> By: J.D. King http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-62890 J.D. King Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:03:05 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-62890 Fantastic job!

BTW, David Stone Martin is the artist used on the poster for “The Three Penny Opera.” A protégé of Ben Shahn, DSM was very popular back then, copied by many. You can see his graphics on tons of record covers, ranging from Charlie Parker to Harry Belafonte, as well as magazine covers: Downbeat, Holiday, etc.

]]> By: Ian Brown http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-62436 Ian Brown Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:05:50 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-62436 Sorry for being slow to comment on this particular piece,only just read it.
Love your site,I am not even a Londoner (I come from Edinburgh but often visit London)every time I read your stuff it is interesting.
I don’t doubt any of what you say about the colour bar but I think the British government’s attitudes were a bit behind much popular opinion on the race issue.
There is an interesting American training film made for US troops coming to Britian which explains slowly that most British people are not racist towards black people,likewise guide books for American servicemen explain that British people did not usually understand the colour bar in American society and armed forces.

]]> By: rangerjim http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-59497 rangerjim Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:08:08 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-59497 Thank you very much for introducing me to Roland Hayes. For the bargain-minded, for next to nothing you can pick up a large collection of Hayes’ work, The Art of Roland Hayes, at Amazon and elsewhere. What a fine, compelling voice!

]]> By: tonyblue http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-57311 tonyblue Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:29:31 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-57311 Once again…. finger on the pulse piece…. Many thanks

]]> By: Conrad http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-57223 Conrad Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:25:52 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-57223 Very interesting story, thank you.

I have just returned to your site after about 6 months (the last I read was the Miss World story) and it is very nice to see you blogging again (there seemed to be quite a long time between blogs then).

Would you be able to find out anything to bog about Ealing ‘Queen of the Suburbs’? Such a beautiful place MUST have some underlying stories!

Thank you once again

]]> By: Best of Recent Blogs #22 « London Historians' Blog http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-56456 Best of Recent Blogs #22 « London Historians' Blog Sun, 29 May 2011 19:16:43 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-56456 [...] Mark Blitzstein, Roland Hayes and the “Negro Chorus” at the Royal Albert Hall by Another Nickel in the Machine. Wilton’s Music Hall Needs Help! by Caroline’s Miscellany, also covered by TheVictorianist, here. Mydidee: from Tahiti to Deptford with Captain Bligh by Caroline’s Miscellany The Taming of a/the Shrew by Dainty Ballerina The loathesome and odious sin of drunkenesse by Dainty Ballerina Nightmen by Lee Jackson Where’s London’s oldest… outdoor statue? by Exploring London [...]

]]> By: Jazzjet http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-55110 Jazzjet Mon, 23 May 2011 19:31:17 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-55110 Fascinating piece. Many thanks.

]]> By: Extra, Extra | Londonist http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2011/05/marc-blitzstein-roland-hayes-and-the-negro-chorus-at-the-royal-albert-hall-in-1943/comment-page-1/#comment-55071 Extra, Extra | Londonist Mon, 23 May 2011 16:01:33 +0000 http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/?p=2102#comment-55071 [...] Fascinating history of black servicemen in London during WWII. [...]

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