Ragged but right [electronic resource] : black traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz / Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abbott, Lynn, 1946-
Other Authors: Seroff, Doug
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Minstrel shows > United States > History.
Tent shows > United States > History.
Sideshows > United States > History.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2007 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2007 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2007 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, Coon Songs, and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz
Format: Electronic eBook
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.