Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977
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Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977
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Hayes, Roland
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Hayes, Roland, 1887-
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Hayes, Roland, 1887-1976.
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Hayes, Roland W., 1887-1977.
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Roland Hayes (1887-1977) was the first black classical singer to break the color barrier. Born in Curryville (Gordon County, Ga.), he started singing in the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Flatwoods (Ga.) which was founded by his mother. Hayes moved to Boston, Massachusetts to start his musical career, later farmed in Flatwoods, but returned to Boston where he died in 1977.
Roland Hayes (3 June 1887-31 December 1976) was a singer and one of the first African Americans to gain prominence as a classically-trained concert performer.
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3440096
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83127096
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83127096
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Singers
African American singers
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Singers, Black
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Americans
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Gordon County (Ga.)
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Georgia
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