Liam987hebbo (September 15, 2008 at 8:12 pm)

God gives all good men a seat at his table in heaven. Paul will be sitting at the top table a great and very good man. RIP

saxondog2001 (September 14, 2008 at 6:25 am)

He was a treasure! God, how I wish could have told him so.

michaelshaman (August 21, 2008 at 1:13 pm)

He was one of major founders of the style of music at the time

mush1955 (July 30, 2008 at 9:30 am)

Some location work took place in the Rhondda Valley. The film enabled Robeson to express his socialist beliefs and portray the struggles of the working-class people of South Wales, and he found making it a rewarding experience. "It was the one film I could be proud of having played in," he said, Robeson was never forgotten in South Wales. In the years that the U S government denied him a passport (1950-58), the Welsh people were among the most vocal and active groups who came to his support.

mush1955 (July 30, 2008 at 9:15 am)

A honorary Welshman, Robeson remains a celebrated figure in Wales In 1938, he performed in front of an audience of 7,000 at the Welsh International Brigades National Memorial in Mountain Ash, to commemorate the 33 men from Wales killed while fighting on the side of the Republic in the Spanish Civil War. In 1940, he appeared in The Proud Valley, playing a black laborer who arrives in the Rhondda and wins the hearts of the local people. My Uncle Tommy met him during the Spanish Civil War.

chg657 (July 30, 2008 at 1:55 am)

Too bad there are NO basso profundos around any more..At least none in popular music...

ladyunebarton (July 29, 2008 at 11:19 am)

ohhh my....what a voice..., he sure sings!

Indigo1045 (June 28, 2008 at 1:25 am)

I think it's called "Proud Valley," from 1939. Hope to see it one day. Thanks for your comment!

Branicki2008 (June 27, 2008 at 4:30 pm)

Paul Robeson supported Welsh miners and recorded a version of the welsh national anthem which I have on vinyl.I would love to see the clip from the film set in Wales posted on you tube.A man of principle and values.

PTFC101 (June 20, 2008 at 5:30 am)

A man with a big heart and bigger voice