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Author Abbott, Lynn, 1946-

Title Ragged but right : black traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz / Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff.

Publication Info. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  ML3479 .A23 2007    Available  ---
Edition 1st ed.
Description viii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series American made music series
American made music series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-426) and indexes.
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.
Subject African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
African Americans -- Music.
Minstrel shows -- United States -- History.
Minstrel shows.
United States.
History.
Tent shows -- United States -- History.
Tent shows.
Sideshows -- United States -- History.
Sideshows.
Added Author Seroff, Doug.
ISBN 1578069017 cloth alkaline paper
9781578069019 cloth alkaline paper