Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xx, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note |
"A Borzoi book"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Preface: The forgetting -- 'Tis summer, the darkies are gay : Stephen Foster, Ethiopian song-writer -- Corn top's ripe : white men's music -- Little cabin floor : "Negro" minstrelsy -- Sun shines bright : white reunification -- To tote the weary load : the burden of black uplift -- Where all was delight : creating the Old Kentucky home -- We will sing one song : fostering an American consensus -- Wherever the darky may go : the D-word as destiny -- They sing no more : black power and back to Bardstown -- Weep no more : a sonic monument -- Coda: My old Kentucky HOME. |
Summary |
"A history of the popular song 'My Old Kentucky Home' and its impact on American culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. My old Kentucky home.
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Slavery -- Kentucky -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
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Slavery. |
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Kentucky. |
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Popular music -- United States -- To 1901 -- History and criticism.
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Popular music. |
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United States. |
Chronological Term |
To 1901 |
Subject |
African Americans in popular culture.
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African Americans in popular culture. |
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Kentucky -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Manners and customs. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
My old Kentucky home (Foster, Stephen Collins) |
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Slavery -- Songs and music. |
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MUSIC / History & Criticism. |
Chronological Term |
To 1999 |
Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Bingham, Emily. My old Kentucky home. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022 9780525520801 (DLC) 2021042233 |
ISBN |
9780525520795 (hardcover) |
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0525520791 (hardcover) |
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9780525520801 (ebook) |
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