Ragged but right : black traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz /

A study of "coon songs" and ragtime in black musical comedies, circus sideshows, and tented minstrel shows.

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Main Author: Abbott, Lynn, 1946-
Contributors: Seroff, Doug.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:American made music series
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Table of 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.