Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, Coon Songs, and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz
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A groundbreaking study of "coon songs" and ragtime in black musical comedies, circus sideshows, and tented minstrel shows
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 3Coon Songs, Big Shows, and Black Stage Stars of the Ragtime Era 11The Spirit of the Smart Set 81Blues for the Sideshow Tent 157"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 209Rosters of Alexander Tolliver's Shows 357Itinerary of Alexander Tolliver's Big Show/Smart Set 359Circus and Wild West Side Show Annex Band and Minstrel Rosters, 1911-1920 361Band Rosters of Allen's New Orleans Minstrels, the Rabbit's Foot Company, the Florida Blossoms, and Silas Green from New Orleans, 1900-1940 371Notes 383General Index 427Song Index 451
