Awilda Grayson, Soprano New York Debut Entered from booking ledger and New York Times concert listing and review. The listing indicates that the program was to have included "Negro spirituals", but these are not mentioned in the review. “Who Makes Music.” New York Times [New York, N.Y., United States], 9 June 1974, p. 126. AL. Henahan, Donal. “Song Debut Is Made by Awilda Grayson.” New York Times [New York, N.Y., United States], 11 June 1974, p. 35. solo recital 1974-06-09T20:30:00