{"id":3212,"date":"2020-02-02T20:48:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T19:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:55:48","slug":"episode-20-muriel-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/02\/episode-20-muriel-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 20. Muriel Smith (Black History Month I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" 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https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-color-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-color-768x1115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-color.jpg 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Muriel Smith photographed by Carl Van Vechten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-5a996784\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week kicks off my series of Black History Month episodes, in which I pay homage to some less well-remembered African American singers who nonetheless made an enormous impact in the world of music. This week I am honored to bring to you the great mezzo-soprano Muriel Smith (1923-1985) who, among other important contributions, premiered the title role of <em>Carmen Jones<\/em> on Broadway in 1943. We examine her work in musicals and films as well as pop music and opera. Her eclecticism, her ability to color her voice in a way uniquely suited to the wide range of roles she undertook, as well as her deep connection to text and expression, mark her as an artist of the highest caliber. Featured is a rare 1955 Philips recording of spirituals represents Muriel Smith at her artistic and interpretive peak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-04c6f0ea\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"412\" data-id=\"3611\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/muriel_smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/muriel_smith.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/muriel_smith-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"182\" data-id=\"3659\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Sassy-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Sassy-crop.jpg 443w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Sassy-crop-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"211\" height=\"357\" data-id=\"3610\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-South-Pacific.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-South-Pacific.jpg 211w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-South-Pacific-177x300.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3602\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-photo-823x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-photo-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-photo-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-photo-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-photo.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"468\" data-id=\"3600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-long-hair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-long-hair.jpg 347w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-long-hair-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3601\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Philips-brochure-631x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Philips-brochure-631x1024.jpg 631w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Philips-brochure-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Philips-brochure.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"3609\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-London.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-London.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-London-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-in-London-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American singer Muriel Smith (1923 &#8211; 1985) drinks coffee in a London restaurant, January 1957. She is in London to star as Carmen in the Bizet opera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. (Photo by Lee Tracey\/BIPS\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3599\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmenn-737x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmenn-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmenn-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmenn-768x1067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmenn-1106x1536.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmenn.jpg 1474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">21st December 1966:  Opera singer Muriel Smith posing in costume as Carmen with a cigarette.  (Photo by Lee Tracey\/BIPs\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" data-id=\"3597\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-and-mic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-and-mic.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-and-mic-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-and-mic-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American singer Muriel Smith (1923 &#8211; 1985) reads poetry on a BBC broadcast, January 1957. She is in London to star as Carmen in the Bizet opera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. (Photo by Lee Tracey\/BIPS\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-3c7bf8da\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALL SPIRITUALS ARE FROM THE ALBUM <strong>NEGRO SPIRITUALS<\/strong> (Philips Records NBE 11007 \/ 425 003 NE, 1955) featuring Muriel Smith accompanied by Daniel Kelly. Cover photo by Lotte Meitner Graf.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large advgb-dyn-01bc8829\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-Spirituals.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-Spirituals.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-Spirituals-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Traditional, arr. Harry Burleigh: Were You There When They Crucified My Lord. Muriel Smith (unaccompanied).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-bcfcbbe5\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All Carmen Jones material is from the Ford Theater radio broadcast of 16 November 1947. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VkLPR199ScA\" target=\"_blank\">All <em>Carmen Jones<\/em> material is from the Ford Theater radio broadcast of 16 November 1947.<\/a><\/strong> According to the credits at the end of the episode, &#8220;<em>Carmen Jones<\/em> was adapted for radio by George Zachary, edited by Howard Cyclen (sp?), with continuity by George Foster.&nbsp; The music was adapted and conducted by Lynn Murray and the entire production was under the direction of George Zachary.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-fbdc4fc5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"3587\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith.jpg 694w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"359\" data-id=\"3626\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-flower-in-hair.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-flower-in-hair.jpg 282w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-flower-in-hair-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"223\" data-id=\"3584\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Carmen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3584\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II: Dat's Love (Carmen Jones) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VkLPR199ScA?t=236\" target=\"_blank\">Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II: Dat&#8217;s Love (<em>Carmen Jones<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-77744762\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized advgb-dyn-dfe82a69\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Saxon-and-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3624\" width=\"339\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Saxon-and-Smith.jpg 304w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Saxon-and-Smith-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luther Saxon and Muriel Smith as Joe and Carmen in the original Broadway production of <em>Carmen Jones<\/em>, 1943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-f2e1cee8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II: There's a Cafe on the Corner (Carmen Jones) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VkLPR199ScA?t=918\" target=\"_blank\">Georges Bizet, Oscar Hammerstein II: There&#8217;s a Cafe on the Corner (<em>Carmen Jones<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. With  Luther Saxon as Joe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-6d4aed6e\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-fbdc4fc5\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"3582\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Smith-Label.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Smith-Label.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Smith-Label-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Smith-Label-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3657\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-Cover-1600x1600.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"3583\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzsten-Label-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzsten-Label-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzsten-Label-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-6d4aed6e\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large advgb-dyn-4542fcf1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orson-Welles-and-Arthur-Anderson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orson-Welles-and-Arthur-Anderson.jpg 431w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orson-Welles-and-Arthur-Anderson-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Orson Welles and Arthur Anderson<br>in the Mercury Theater production of <em>Julius Caesar <\/em>(1937).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Marc Blitzstein: Orpheus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/44dmBNClQAU?t=482\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Blitzstein: Orpheus<\/a><\/strong>. Muriel Smith, mezzo-soprano; Marc Blitzstein, piano. Concert Hall Records CHC-24. At the time I recorded the podcast, I was unaware of how this song had been used in the theater. I have since discovered the following: it was written for Orson Welles&#8217; Mercury Theater 1937 production of <em>Julius Caesar<\/em> and was originally sung by boy actor Arthur Anderson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-3d483c6c\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"411\" data-id=\"3577\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-2.jpg 348w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-2-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"3578\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-3.jpg 250w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"310\" data-id=\"3576\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein.jpg 220w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blitzstein-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Marc Blitzstein in all his various beauty (<em><strong>Homo Alert!<\/strong><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-af21a01c\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Marc Blitzstein: Displaced (Song of The D.P.). (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/44dmBNClQAU?t=757\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Blitzstein: Displaced (Song of The D.P.).<\/a><\/strong> Muriel Smith, mezzo-soprano; Marc Blitzstein, piano. Concert Hall Records CHC-24. This song is from the unproduced 1945 musical <em>Goloopchik<\/em>.  <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Howard Pollack (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/uh.edu\/kgmca\/music\/faculty-staff\/pollack_h\/\" target=\"_blank\">Howard Pollack<\/a><\/strong>, in his 2012 book <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/marc-blitzstein-9780190280239?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, writes, \u201c[a]ccording to the liner notes to Blitzstein\u2019s recording with Muriel Smith, the number, which was \u2018inspired by some of the composer\u2019s experiences in the Army,\u2019 represents \u2018the song of a displaced woman, seized by the Nazis, who has been repatriated to Russia.\u2019 Cast in two brief choruses, the singer recalls the destruction of her home and then her experience in a labor camp, concluding with the plea, \u2018Make me find the joy of work again,\u2019 a seeming allusion to the cynical Nazi slogan \u2018Arbeit macht frei\u2019 (\u2018Work Makes You Free\u2019).\u201d Pollack further states that the song &#8220;imparts a pathos strongly reminiscent of Musorgsky.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II: Bali Hai (South Pacific) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U2nXsCiNPz8\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II: Bali Hai (<em>South Pacific<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. Original London Cast recording.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized advgb-dyn-e0c862ab\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gettyimages-76973573-594x594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3628\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gettyimages-76973573-594x594-1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/gettyimages-76973573-594x594-1-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L to R) Betta St. John, Muriel Smith, and Peter Grant as Joe <em>South Pacific<\/em> <br>at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1951. Photo by Kurt Hutton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-1aac33ff\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II: Something Wonderful (The King and I) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Pf2pF7Drfc\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II: Something Wonderful (<em>The King and I<\/em>)<\/a><\/strong>. Original London Cast recording.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large advgb-dyn-dd37fa04\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-and-Patrick-Adiarte-King-and-I-revival-City-Center-1956.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-and-Patrick-Adiarte-King-and-I-revival-City-Center-1956.jpg 584w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Muriel-Smith-and-Patrick-Adiarte-King-and-I-revival-City-Center-1956-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Muriel Smith and Patrick Adiarte in the 1956 City Center revival of <em>The King and I<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-0ed47367\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPT6jSGw5cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Harry Noble: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (opens in a new tab)\">Harry Noble: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me<\/a><\/strong>. Muriel Smith with Wally Stott and His Orchestra. Philips single P.B. 122 (1953).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-d87e565a\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"652\" data-id=\"3620\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hold-Me.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hold-Me.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hold-Me-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"635\" data-id=\"3585\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sleep.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sleep.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sleep-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">This record reached #3 on the UK pop charts!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-af21a01c\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AuN81-tQlrI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Louis&nbsp;&quot;Loulou&quot;&nbsp;Gast\u00e9, G\u00e9o Koger, Sonny Miller:  I'd Love to Fall Asleep (And Wake Up In Your Arms) (opens in a new tab)\">Louis&nbsp;&#8220;Loulou&#8221;&nbsp;Gast\u00e9, G\u00e9o Koger, Sonny Miller:  I&#8217;d Love to Fall Asleep (And Wake Up In Your Arms)<\/a><\/strong>. Here&#8217;s our old friend Loulou Gast\u00e9 again, the one from whom Morris Albert stole the song &#8220;Feelings.&#8221; Here are least he gets proper credit,  The French version of the song is entitled &#8220;Le Soir.&#8221; The English words are by Sonny Miller. It is the B-side of &#8220;Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me&#8221; above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-b0d4ecf9\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-8a9530be\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"597\" data-id=\"3588\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"419\" data-id=\"3623\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album-Alternate.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album-Alternate.png 415w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album-Alternate-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Smith-Pop-Album-Alternate-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Muriel Smith&#8217;s 1953 pop album for Philips Records.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-fc589dc8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yeltkjROLIQ\">Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields: I&#8217;m in the Mood for Love<\/a><\/strong>. Muriel Smith with Wally Stott and His Orchestra. From <em>I&#8217;m in the Mood for Love<\/em>, Philips Records BBR 8000 (1953). I&#8217;m on the lookout for this extremely rare record!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-48379f42\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large advgb-dyn-1026ff26\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Walter-Crisham-Katherine-Kath-Tutte-Lemkow-Muriel-Smith-in-Moulin-Rouge-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Walter-Crisham-Katherine-Kath-Tutte-Lemkow-Muriel-Smith-in-Moulin-Rouge-1.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Walter-Crisham-Katherine-Kath-Tutte-Lemkow-Muriel-Smith-in-Moulin-Rouge-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Walter-Crisham-Katherine-Kath-Tutte-Lemkow-Muriel-Smith-in-Moulin-Rouge-1-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L to R) Walter Crisham, Katherine Kath, Tutte Lemkow, and  Muriel Smith in <em>Moulin Rouge<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-af21a01c\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YjDqxuiyzB0\">Georges Auric, Jacques Larue, Paul Dehn: It&#8217;s April Again (aka The Song from Moulin Rouge)<\/a><\/strong>. Muriel Smith as the voice of Zsa Zsa Gabor playing Jane Avril. The familiar tune is here sung to the words &#8220;It&#8217;s April Again,&#8221; the original French lyric of which is by Jacques Larue; Paul Dehn did the English version. Music direction is by Lambert Williamson. Though Zsa Zsa Gabor does not do a very good job of lip synching, Smith modulates her tone and assumes a very convincing French accent to provide the perfect vocal embodiment of Jane Avril. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large advgb-dyn-3a48f02e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-95.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-95.png 638w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-95-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A screenshot of Muriel Smith in <em>Moulin Rouge<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-2d3bf47f\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex advgb-dyn-f0d8fa33\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"546\" data-id=\"3590\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-alternate-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-alternate-cover.jpg 543w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-alternate-cover-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-alternate-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"594\" data-id=\"3591\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-LP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-LP.jpg 599w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-LP-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Crowning-Experience-LP-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"George Fraser, Alan Thornhill: Wade Out (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KSNy8JGZRS8\" target=\"_blank\">George Fraser, Alan Thornhill: Wade Out<\/a><\/strong>, From the soundtrack to<em>The Crowning Experience<\/em>, Capitol Records Custom\/Moral Re-Armament MRA &#8211; 101 (1960). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" 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src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-76.png 692w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-76-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"477\" data-id=\"3635\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-77.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-77.png 695w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-77-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"521\" data-id=\"3650\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-85.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-85.png 691w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-85-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"517\" data-id=\"3651\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-86.png 685w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-86-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"514\" data-id=\"3652\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-88.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-88.png 674w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-88-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"513\" data-id=\"3653\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-89.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-89.png 691w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-89-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"517\" data-id=\"3654\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-96-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-96-1.png 689w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-96-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Screenshots of Muriel Smith in <em>The Crowning Experience<\/em> (1960).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-0ed47367\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From <em>Muriel Smith Sings Negro Spirituals:<\/em><br>Traditional, arr. Harry Burleigh: Weepin&#8217; Mary<br>Traditional, arr. Hall Johnson: Honor, Honor<br>Traditional, arr. Harry Burleigh: Nobody Knows the Trouble I&#8217;ve Seen<br>Traditional, arr. Lawrence Brown: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-4bcfb21b\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer advgb-dyn-13857eb0\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 20. Muriel Smith (Black History Month I) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM This week kicks off my series of 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