35 Song Hits by Great Black Songwriters: Bert Williams, Eubie Blake, Ernest Hogan and Others
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486404161 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Reprinted from rare sheet music, complete with the original covers.. Ballads, show tunes, and other works written by black songwriters from 1895 to 1921: Some of These Days, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, The Harbor of Lost Dreams, I Never Knew, I'm Just Wild About Harry, and other classics
Contributions That Should Not or Have Not Been Overlooked In fact, one who was not as familiar with popular ragtime era composers may be amazed at how many recognizable tunes were written by black composers, even some of the more notorious 'coon songs.' It's not about THE COVERS, and taken in context of the time it was produced, the more enlight. A Customer said Offensive. This book contains original covers of the sheet music contained within. Many of the covers portray African-Americans in an extremely racist and derogatory manner. I feel that when material like this is published there must be some introductory material that explains how and why blacks wer. Book is good songs I needed for my collection J Hox Book is goodsongs I needed for my collectionMost were printed before chords were shown with the music.