Image / Roland Hayes, 1930s-1940s

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Title: Roland Hayes, 1930s-1940s
Alternative Title: Male lyric and operatic vocalists
Date Created and/or Issued: [1930s-1940s]
1930/1950
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Studio portrait of Roland Hayes.
Roland Hayes was an American lyric tenor and composer. In January 1915 Hayes premiered in New York City in concerts presented by orchestra leader Walter F. Craig. Hayes performed his own musical arrangements in recitals from 1916 to 1919, touring from coast to coast. He recorded with Columbia in 1939. Hayes continued to perform until the age of 85.
Written on back of photo: Roland Hayes, Tenor
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b23_f01_001a.tif
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Subject: African American composers
African American singers
Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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