LEADER 03226nam 22007334a 450 001 9910811112603321 005 20221111181940.0 010 $a1-62103-653-7 010 $a1-282-48531-8 010 $a9786612485312 010 $a1-60473-148-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484971 035 $a(EBL)515543 035 $a(OCoLC)226379028 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000232347 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11187735 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000232347 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10210749 035 $a(PQKB)11720519 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13673 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515543 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10218401 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL248531 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515543 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484971 100 $a20060504d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRagged but right$b[electronic resource] $eblack traveling shows, "coon songs," and the dark pathway to blues and jazz /$fLynn Abbott and Doug Seroff 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (470 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican made music series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57806-901-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 383-426) and indexes. 327 $aCoon 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. 330 $aThe commercial explosion of ragtime in the early twentieth century created previously unimagined opportunities for black performers. However, every prospect was mitigated by systemic racism. The biggest hits of the ragtime era weren't Scott Joplin's stately piano rags. ""Coon songs,"" with their ugly name, defined ragtime for the masses. Though the name itself is offensive to modern ears, it is impossible to investigate black popular entertainment of the ragtime era without directly confronting the ""coon songs"" which cleared the way for the ""original blues."". In Ragged but Right Lynn Abbot 410 0$aAmerican made music series. 606 $aAfrican Americans$xMusic$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMinstrel shows$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aTent shows$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aSideshows$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aBlackface 606 $aRacism against Black people 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xMusic$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMinstrel shows$xHistory. 615 0$aTent shows$xHistory. 615 0$aSideshows$xHistory. 615 0$aBlackface 615 0$aRacism against Black people 676 $a781.64089/96073 700 $aAbbott$b Lynn$f1946-$01670400 701 $aSeroff$b Doug$01670401 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811112603321 996 $aRagged but right$94032235 997 $aUNINA