in New York
from His Eye Is On the Sparrow, page 189:
I also sang "I'm Coming Virginia," and the Broadwayites loved it. I'd just made a record of that lovely song with "He Brought Joy to My Soul" on the other side. But it was the first time the ofays had heard "I'm Coming Virginia" in a theater.
cite as
Charles Samuels and Ethel Waters, His Eye Is On the Sparrow (1950), p. 189. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1430387597492 accessed: 24 November, 2024
Listening to
hide composers| He Brought Joy to My Soul | performed by Ethel Waters |
| I'm Coming Virginia | performed by Ethel Waters |
Experience Information
| Medium | live, playback |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by Gill on Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:53:17 +0100
Approved on Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:35:51 +0100