Roland Hayes, 1920s-1930s

Item Overview

Title

Roland Hayes, 1920s-1930s

Alternative title

Male lyric and operatic vocalists

Date Created

[1920s-1930s]

Date

1920/1940

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Roland Hayes was an American lyric tenor and composer. In 1915 Hayes premiered in New York City in concerts presented by the 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.
Studio portrait of Roland Hayes.

Caption

Roland Hayes. Verna Still

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

Portrait photographs

Names

Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977

Subject Geographic

New York (N.Y.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American composers
African American singers