| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 461 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
American made music series
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American made music series.
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| 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. |
| Summary |
The commercial explosion of ragtime in the early twentieth century created previously unimagined opportunities for black performers. However, every prospect was mitigated by systemic racism. The biggest hits of the ragtime era weren't Scott Joplin's stately piano rags. "Coon songs," with their ugly name, defined ragtime for the masses. Though the name itself is offensive to modern ears, it is impossible to investigate black popular entertainment of the ragtime era without directly confronting the "coon songs" which cleared the way for the "original blues.". In Rag. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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Minstrel shows -- United States -- History.
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Minstrel shows. |
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United States. |
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Tent shows -- United States -- History.
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History. |
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Sideshows -- United States -- History.
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Sideshows. |
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Tent shows. |
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Pop Vocal. |
| Genre/Form |
Minstrel shows.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Minstrel shows.
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| Added Author |
Seroff, Doug, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abbott, Lynn, 1946- Ragged but right. 1st ed. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007 1578069017 9781578069019 (DLC) 2006015009 (OCoLC)68416847 |
| ISBN |
9781604731484 (electronic book) |
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1604731486 (electronic book) |
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9781621036531 (electronic book) |
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1621036537 (electronic book) |
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1578069017 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781578069019 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781617036453 (paperback) |
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1617036455 (paperback) |
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