The Dream Keeper and Other Poems of Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes FW07774 / FC 7774

You remember the counsel: "Hold fast to dreams—for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly..." Langston Hughes reads and comments on some of his most evocative poems about dreams, sailing away to new places and aging through life’s pleasures and obstacles.

Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) African American
Keyword(s) Instructional; Poetry; Spoken word
Language(s) English

Year of Recording 1955
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Authored by Langston Hughes ; Artist Langston Hughes ; Design by Carlis

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101	The Dream Keeper: Dreams; Water-Front Street; Long Trip	Langston Hughes	2:32
102	Seascape; Sailor	Langston Hughes	1:14
103	Parisian Beggar Woman; Mexican Market Woman	Langston Hughes	1:41
104	African Dance; Dream Variation; The Negro Speaks of Rivers	Langston Hughes	2:59
105	Lincoln Monument; Washington; Aunt Sue's Stories	Langston Hughes	1:55
106	As I Grew Older; I, Too	Langston Hughes	2:28
201	Dressed Up; When Sue Wears Red; April Rain Song	Langston Hughes	1:51
202	The Weary Blues; Wide River; Homesick Blues; Night and Morn	Langston Hughes	5:22
203	Feet O'Jesus; Prayer; Prayer Meeting; Ma Lord	Langston Hughes	3:23
204	Baby; Mother to Son; Dreams; Youth	Langston Hughes	2:25

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