Ragged but Right - Black Traveling Shows, Coon Songs, and the Dark Pathway to Blues and

The groundbreaking study of "coon songs" and ragtime in black musical comedies, circus sideshows, and tented minstrel shows

About the author

Lynn Abbott is an independent scholar living in New Orleans. He is coauthor (with Doug Seroff) of Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895; Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, "Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz; The Original Blues: The Emergence of the Blues in African American Vaudeville; and To Do This, You Must Know How: Music Pedagogy in the Black Gospel Quartet Tradition, all published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has also been published in American Music, 78 Quarterly, American Music Research Center Journal, and The Jazz Archivist.

Summary

A study of how ragtime comedies, bands, and minstrel shows brought blues to the masses. It traces the mass popularity of so-called "coon songs" during the early years of rag, to their eventual transformation into the original blues music listened to and loved by millions around the world.

Product details

• Authors: Lynn Abbott, Lynn/ Seroff Abbott, Doug Seroff
• Publisher: Turpin Eurospan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2012
• EAN: 9781617036453
• ISBN: 978-1-61703-645-3
• Dimensions: 205 mm x 255 mm x 32 mm
• Series: American Made Music Series; American Made Music Series; American Made Music; American Made Music (Paperback
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries