Black Boys (from “Hair”)

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer)
Gerome Ragni
composer:Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
later translated versions:Black Boys (German version)
שחור זה גבר
part of:Hair (1967 musical)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1967Black Boys (Hair, 1967 original off‐Broadway cast)Linda Compton, Shelley Plimpton, Suzannah Evans1:05
1967White Boys / Black Boys (Hair, 1967 original off-Broadway cast)Jonelle Allen, Susan Batson, Alma Robinson / Linda Compton, Shelley Plimpton, Suzannah Evans3:30
1967White Boys / Black Boys (Hair, 1967 original off-Broadway cast - mono)Jonelle Allen, Susan Batson, Alma Robinson / Linda Compton, Shelley Plimpton, Suzannah Evans3:30
1968-05-06Black Boys (Hair, 1968 original Broadway cast)Diane Keaton, Suzannah Norstrand, Natalie Mosco1:10
1968-05-06Black Boys / White Boys (Hair, 1968 original Broadway cast)Diane Keaton, Suzannah Norstrand and Natalie Mosco / Melba Moore, Lorrie Davis and Emmaretta Marks3:35
1968-10-13Black Boys / White BoysCollette Kelly, Rohan McCullough and Lucy Fenwick / Marsha Hunt, Ethel Coley and Joanne White3:35
Black boysliveGalt MacDermot1:14
Black BoysKathy Brier, Orfeh, Ann Harada1:29
Black Boys (Hair, 1979 film cast)Galt MacDermot1:12
Black Boys / White BoysinstrumentalGalt MacDermot’s First Natural Hair Band3:25