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Author

Abbott, Lynn, 1946-

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

Imprint

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	viii, 461 p. : ill.
Series	American made music series
	American made music series.
Bibliography	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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
	Minstrel shows -- United States -- History.
	Tent shows -- United States -- History.
	Sideshows -- United States -- History.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Seroff, Doug.
	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	1578069017 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9781578069019 (cloth : alk. paper)