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The birth of the banjo : Joel Walker Sweeney and early minstrelsy /

Title:
The birth of the banjo : Joel Walker Sweeney and early minstrelsy /
Author:
Carlin, Bob.
Published:
Jefferson, N.C. : ©2007.
Format:
Book
Institution:
New England Conservatory, MassArt
Contents:
African American roots -- The origins of black face minstrelsy -- The birth of a banjoist -- On the road in Great Britain -- Back in the United States : touring with a minstrel band and final days -- The Virginia minstrels and the dawn of the minstrel show -- Ethiopian serenaders : British minstrelsy after Sweeney -- The banjo in Australia -- Minstrel touring in the American south -- P.T. Barnum's black face adventures -- Sweeney's repertoire -- Joel Walker Sweeney and the "invention" of the 5-string banjo -- Sweeney's influence -- Sam Sweeney : war years with J.E.B. Stuart.

Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
MassArt Main
ML419.S93 C37 2007Available
NEC-FSSGB
FSSGB ML419.S93 C37 2007Available