Roland Hayes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roland Hayes

African American singer

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1887

Place of Birth: Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1977

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Roland Hayes (June 3, 1887 – January 1, 1977) was an American lyric tenor and composer.
Critics lauded his abilities and linguistic skills demonstrated with songs in French, German and Italian.
Earlier African-American concert artists were not recorded because in their day recording companies were only interested in a vaudeville type of singer.
Hayes was the first to break this barrier and in 1939 he recorded with Columbia.Hayes' predecessors as well-known African-American concert artists, though not recorded because their performances were not minstrelsy, include Sissieretta Jones and Marie Selika.



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat