Kitty Wells

Subjects

Subjects :

Broadsides 19th century. United States
Songs Texts. 19th century United States
Popular music Texts. 19th century United States
Ballads Songs and music Texts. 19th century
Minstrel music Texts. 19th century United States
African Americans Songs and music Texts.
Death Songs and music Texts.
Tragedy in music Texts.
Musique populaire Textes. 19e siècle États-Unis
Musique de ménestrels (Théâtre américain) Textes. 19e siècle États-Unis
Tragédie dans la musique Textes.
African Americans.
Ballads.
Broadsides.
Death.
Minstrel music.
Popular music.
Songs.
Tragedy in music.
United States.

Details

Database :

OAIster

Notes :

First line: You ask what makes this darkie weep., Without music., Publisher is listed at this address in the NYC directory for 1859-1860., Text within hand-colored De Marsan "Ethiopian" border in three eight-line stanzas, and four-line chorus, At foot of song sheet: "H. De Marsan, Dealer in Songs ... No. 38 Chatham ST., N.Y.", OCLC #31569930 credits song as a ballad and a minstrel song., OCLC #17182802 credits alternate title, "Katy Wells.", Earliest known published sheet music edition is OCLC: 25215002, 1858., Variant of Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets #1199.

Accession number :

edsoai.ocm56537887