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Ragged but right : black traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz / Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abbott, Lynn, 1946-
- Series:
- American made music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Music--History and criticism.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Music.
- Minstrel shows--United States--History.
- Minstrel shows.
- Tent shows--United States--History.
- Tent shows.
- Sideshows--United States--History.
- Sideshows.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.
- Summary:
- A groundbreaking study of "coon songs" and ragtime in black musical comedies, circus sideshows, and tented minstrel shows
- Contents:
- Coon songs, big shows, and black stage stars of the Ragtime era
- The spirit of the smart set
- Blues for the sideshow tent
- "Under canvas" : African American tented minstrelsy and the untold story of Allen's New Orleans Minstrels, the Rabbit's Foot Company, the Florida Blossoms, and Silas Green from New Orleans.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-426) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1578069017
- 9781578069019
- OCLC:
- 68416847
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