My Old Kentucky Home : The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song / Emily Bingham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bingham, Emily, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--Kentucky--Songs and music--History and criticism.

Slavery.

Popular music--United States--To 1901--History and criticism.

Popular music.

African Americans in popular culture.

Kentucky--Social life and customs--20th century.

Kentucky.

Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. My old Kentucky home.

Foster, Stephen Collins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.

Summary:

Emily Bingham's 'My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song' explores the complex history and cultural impact of the song 'My Old Kentucky Home' by Stephen Foster. The book delves into the song's origins before the Civil War, its reinterpretation over time, and its role in America's ongoing struggles with race and cultural identity. Bingham uses the song as a lens to examine broader societal issues, including the use of music as propaganda and the nostalgia surrounding the American South. Through an engaging narrative, she challenges readers to reconsider the song's place in American culture and its implications for understanding race relations. This work is aimed at readers interested in cultural history, social justice, and the deep-seated issues of race in America. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song

Also by Emily Bingham

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

Contents

My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night!

Preface: The Forgetting

1. 'Tis Summer, the Darkies Are Gay: Stephen Foster, Ethiopian Songwriter

2. The Corn Top's Ripe: White Men's Music

3. The Little Cabin Floor: "Negro" Minstrelsy

4. The Sun Shines Bright: White Reunification

5. To Tote the Weary Load: The Burden of Black Uplift

6. Where All Was Delight: Creating the Old Kentucky Home

7. We Will Sing One Song: Fostering an American Consensus

8. Wherever the Darky May Go: The D-word as Destiny

9. They Sing No More: Black Power and Back to Bardstown

10. Weep No More: A Sonic Monument

Coda: My Old Kentucky Home

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustration Credits

A Note on the Type.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781985901704

1985901706

9781985901322

1985901323

OCLC:

1455138555