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Title: [Songs / composed by Shelton Brooks].
Author: Brooks, Shelton, 1886-1975.
Publication: 1910-1934.

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13 scores : ill. (some col.), ports.; 36 cm. or smaller.

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Alternative Title

All night long.
Darktown strutters' ball.
I want to shimmie.
I wonder where my easy rider's gone?
Jean.
Rufe Johnson's harmony band.
Some of these days.
Swing that thing.
Tell me why you want to go to Paree.
There'll come a time.
Walkin' the dog.

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Note

With piano acc.
Words by Shelton Brooks, Grant Clarke, Ernie Erdman, Benny Davis and Maurice Abrahams.
Various publishers, chiefly Chicago: Will Rossiter.
As featured by Willie Weston, Will J. Ward, Bee Palmer, Sophie Tucker, Belle Baker, Dorothy Vaughan, Leo Zollo and the Metropolitan Quartette.
Cover illustrations include African American dancing couples and African American jockeys; photographs of Willie Weston, Will J. Ward, Bee Palmer, Sophie Tucker, Belle Baker, Dorothy Vaughan, Leo Zollo, the Metropolitan Quartette and Johnny Forgarty's Dancing Review and Society "Cakewalkers" on covers.
Title and first line finding aids available.

Contents

All night long--The darktown strutters' ball (2 copies)--I want to shimmie--I wonder where my easy rider's gone--Jean (2 copies)--Rufe Johnson's harmony band--Some of these days--Swing that thing--Tell me why you want to go to Paree--There'll come a time--Walkin' the dog.

Call Number

Sc Scores Brooks

OCLC

NYPG087000500-C

Author

Brooks, Shelton, 1886-1975.

Title

[Songs / composed by Shelton Brooks].

Imprint

1910-1934.

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Added Author

Clarke, Grant, 1891-1931. Lyricist

Erdman, Ernie, 1879-1946. Lyricist

Davis, Benny, 1883-1949. Lyricist

Abraham, Maurice, 1883-1931. Lyricist

Wilson, Grace, 1903- Performer

Ward, Will J. Performer

Weston, Willie. Performer

Palmer, Bee. Performer

Baker, Belle. Performer

Vaughan, Dorothy. Performer

Zollo, Leo. Performer

Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966. Performer

Metropolitan Quartette. Performer

John Forgarty's Dancing Review and Society "Cakewalkers". Performer

Added Title

All night long.

Darktown strutters' ball.

I want to shimmie.

I wonder where my easy rider's gone?

Jean.

Rufe Johnson's harmony band.

Some of these days.

Swing that thing.

Tell me why you want to go to Paree.

There'll come a time.

Walkin' the dog.

Research Call Number

Sc Scores Brooks

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