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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.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University Press of Mississippi,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

viii, 461 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Minstrel shows--United States--History.
Tent shows--United States--History.
Sideshows--United States--History.

Other Authors:

Seroff, Doug.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

Series:

American made music series

ISBN:

9781578069019 (cloth : alk. paper)
1578069017 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006015009

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)