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{"value"=>"1937-1952", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1937/1952"}
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{"value"=>"Hayes, Roland"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Singer. Born in Georgia to a widowed slave-born mother, Hayes studied music, voice production, and song interpretation. He worked as an iron foundry helper in Chattanooga, a waiter in Louisville, and an office boy in Boston, where he also appeared at Symphony Hall. He was a member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1911, and formed the Hayes Trio, which included baritone William Richardson and pianist William Lawrence, in 1912. Hayes also sang duets with H. T. Burleigh for one of Booker T. Washington's lecture tours. He was the first black singer to perform before racially-mixed audiences in the South and at Constitution Hall.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains record advertisements, and clippings.</p>"}
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1937
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1937
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1952
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1937
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1952