It has two additional songs ("Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" and "Curly-Headed Baby") and a differing sequence that represents the original concert sequence. The sleeve also features an obscuring alias - "Arriet" is written on it in red china marker, probably by Hancock.Ģ) The Topic Records release did not include the entire concert - the New York recording does. Knowlege of this was limited to a very small circle and until now has not appeared in print. The secrecy was intended to protect her, her husband Michael Stillman, and her husband's record company, Monitor Records, from possible retaliation by the U.S. In fact, the acetate with Hancock's label is inscribed by Wingreen herself - referring to herself as "Beautiful Accompanist" which is the phrase Robeson used at the end of the concert when thanking her.
The emergence of the New York-side records has led to the revelation that this was an alias to hide the identity of well-known New York chamber musician and orchestral pianist Harriet Wingreen. These two acetate records each contain the concert as recorded at the secret New York end.ġ) The Topic Records release credited Robeson's piano accompanist as "Winifred Harrison". A recording of the concert made at the London end was released soon thereafter on the UK-based Topic Records label. Pancras Town Hall in London - the first time this was done successfully. Taking advantage of the recently completed TAT-1 transatlantic telephone cable, he performed a concert on from a secret location in New York that was transmitted to a sold-out audience at St. The United States government refused to renew his passport in 1950, telling him that "his frequent criticism of the treatment of blacks in the United States should not be aired in foreign countries." This made it impossible for him to perform overseas. Paul Robeson was a high-profile critic of racial injustice and an outspoken supporter of communist countries and the causes of socialist and labor organizations worldwide.
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