- Played and sang the role of "Cal" in Marc Blitzstein's opera, "Regina", toured in the Broadway revue "Call Me Mister", and played De Lawd in a Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of "The Green Pastures".
- He was the soloist in the 1955 premiere performance of the version for baritone and orchestra of Set I of Aaron Copland's "Old American Songs", which had been previously performed in 1950 in a version for soloist and piano, sung by tenor Peter Pears. He was also the soloist in the premiere performance (for baritone and piano) of Set II of the songs, in 1958. (Soprano Grace Bumbry premiered the orchestral version of Set II.) He later recorded the versions of both sets for baritone and orchestra, with the composer conducting.
- He won a Grammy Award in 1983 for his recording of Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait".
- He sang and acted the role of Joe in "Show Boat" again in the 1966 Lincoln Center production and at the Vienna Volksoper during the 1971-72 season.
- He sang Porgy in "Porgy and Bess" again in 1961 and 1965 at the City Center in New York and at the Vienna Volksoper in several productions of the work between 1965 and 1972.
- As part of the US 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, he appeared as the narrator in a television concert, broadcast from London, that featured Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait", with Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic.
- Sang the role of Jesus in Bach's "Saint Matthew Passion", with cellist Pablo Casals conducting.
- Recorded Schumann's "Liederkreis" for Columbia Masterworks (now known as Sony Masterworks) in the 1950s.
- He was the baritone soloist in Bruno Walter's 1950s recording of Mozart's "Requiem", with the Westminster Chorus, several other soloists, and the New York Philarmonic.
- He recorded several black spirituals for Columbia Records in the 1950s. As of 2004, however, they still have not been issued on compact disc, and the original recordings have long been out-of-print.
- He was the baritone soloist in two stereo recordings of Handel's "Messiah" released by Columbia (now Sony) Masterworks. One was conducted by Eugene Ormandy (2-Disc set); the other by Leonard Bernstein(also a 2-disc set). They were the two best-selling classical conductors at the time.
- Radio episode: Lux Radio Theatre, ep. Showboat; broadcast Feb. 11, 1952.
- Radio episode: The Charlie McCarthy Show, guest star on ep. broadcast Jan. 6, 1952.
- Set My People Free (1948). Written by Dorothy Heyward. Directed by Martin Ritt. Hudson Theatre: 3 Nov 1948- 27 Nov 1948 (29 performances). Cast: Somar Alberg (as "Trader Henri"), Thomas Anderson (as "Jesse Blackwood"), Edith Atuka-Reid (as "Tina"), Harry Bolden (as "Belleisle"), Alonzo Bozan (as "Pompey"), John Bouie (as "Perault Prioleau"), Samuel Brown (as "1st Drummer"), Eric Burroughs (as "Mingo Harth"), Tyler Carpenter (as "Patrolman"), Blaine Cordner (as "Captain Wilson"), Harold Des Verney (as "Blind Philip"), George Dosher (as "Jemmy"), Gail Gladstone (as "Eliza"), Juano Hernandez (as "Denmark"), Theodore Hines (as "Cuppy"), Earl Jones (as "Ned Bennett"), Wanza L. King (as "Benbow"), Canada Lee (as "George/Head Slave"), Urylee Leonardos (as "Blanche"), Fredye Marshall (as "Rachel"), William Marshall (as "Rolla Bennett"), William McDaniel (as "Pharaoh"), Charles McRae (as "Monday Gell"), Moses Mianns (as "2nd Drummer"), Bertha T. Powell (as "The Mauma"), Marion Scanlon (as "Phyllis"), Louis Sharp (as "Lot"), Richard Silver (as "Frank Ferguson"), Merritt Smith (as "Adam"), Mildred Joanne Smith (as "Rose"), Earl Sydnor (as "Peter Poyas"), William Warfield (as "Aneas"), Leigh Whipper (as "Gullah Jack"), Musa Williams (as "Sinah"), Frank Wilson (as "Morris Brown"). Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors). Associate Producer: Allyn Rice.
- (1952) He acted in George Gershwin's musical, "Porgy and Bess" in a touring production for a one month run at the Civic Opera House Theatre in Chicago, Illimois with Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway in the cast.
- (April 14, 1947) He acted in Harold Rome and Arnold Auerbach's play, "Call Me Mister," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Bob Fosse in the cast.
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