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PUCCINI HEARS COON SONGS.; A Selection Specially Arranged for Him at Mrs. Bull's Reception.

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Abbott and Seroff Trace Origins of Blues and Jazz in New Book

In Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, “Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz (University Press of Mississippi) co-authors Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff investigate the commercial ...
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COMEDIAN A CAMPAIGNER.; With Prestidigitation and "Coon" Songs He Attracts Ohio Crowds, Then Speaks for Tom Johnson.

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

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 ...