Fwd: Re: Pre-blues music & musicians?

Date: 11 Feb 2003 05:40:09 -0800
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 From Cakewalks to Concert Halls: an illustrated history of
African-American music from 1895-1930, Thomas Morgan and William Barlow
Bob
>In a message dated 2/10/03 10:10:59 PM, email-address-deleted writes:
>
> >I'm interested in learning more about the early songsters who
> >influenced Charley Patton, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, et al.
> >I'm thinking of guys like Henry 'Ragtime Texas' Thomas, Rabbit Brown
> >and Hambone Willie Newbern, and whoever it was whom Rev. Gary Davis
> >said he first heard 'Candyman' in 1905. I'd love to hear stories about
> >the medicine shows & carnival shows from the late 19th century-early
> >20th century. I'd like to learn more about the reels, gospels,
> >minstrel pieces, and ragtime numbers that informed the blues.
> >
> >Did any of the major blues historians -- like Paul Oliver or Samuel
> >Charters -- write anything specifically on the pre-blues era?
> >
> >If anyone has a book/video/article they would recommend on this topic,
> >I'd appreciate it!
>
>The 'exact' book that you are looking for is out that and I just cannot
>remember the title.
>
>Somebody help me. It has a long title and it contains the word "cakewalks."
>
>C'mon, somebody help me. We can give this guy exactly what he is trying to
>find.
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