| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 461 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
American made music series |
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American made music series.
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-426) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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Minstrel shows -- United States -- History
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Tent shows -- United States -- History
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Sideshows -- United States -- History
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African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Pop Vocal.
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African Americans -- Music
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Minstrel shows
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Sideshows
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Tent shows
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Blues
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Schwarze
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Jazz
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Minstrel show
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Musik
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Kleinkunst
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United States
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USA
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Schwärze
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| 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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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seroff, Doug, author.
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| ISBN |
9781604731484 |
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1604731486 |
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9781621036531 |
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1621036537 |
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