Sheet Music, 1834-1899

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  The Laughing Little Red-Head Coon / music by Ellis G. Berg; words by Ellis G. Berg

  Ellis G. Berg and Harry Tillmann and Co. (New York)

  Cover: drawing of a red-headed African American boy; supplement to the N. Y. World. Jan. 14, 1900 description reads a coon lullaby; Publisher: Harry Tillmann and Co. (New York)

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  Ma Lady Lu / music by Edwin S. Brill; words by Chas W. Doty

  Edwin S. Brill, Chas W. Doty, and Chas B. Ward Music Publishing Co. (New York)

  Cover: photo of Greg Patti; description reads a darky love lament; Publisher: Chas B. Ward Music Publishing Co. (New York)

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  My Sister Julie / music by Charley Case; words by Charley Case

  Charley Case

  Cover: photo of Charley Case, a Caucasian male in blackface; Musical Supplement of the Sunday Examiner; Publisher: Charley Case

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  Sing Me a Song of the South / music by James W. Casey; words by George A. Norton

  James W. Casey, George A. Norton, and M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

  Cover: description reads pathetic descriptive ballad; Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

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  Topsy's in town / words by Warner Crosby

  Warner Crosby and Arthur W. Tams (New York)

  Cover: drawing of a well-dressed African American woman; description reads characteristic march, two step and cake walk; Publisher: Arthur W. Tams (New York)

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  Sweet Norine / words by Gussie L. Davis

  Gussie L. Davis and Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

  Cover: a drawing of a mother and a baby; Publisher: Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

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  Policy Sam / words by Joseph Gioscia

  Joseph Gioscia and T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

  Cover: description reads cake walk and two step; Publisher: T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

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  You'll Have To Transfer / words by Abe Holzman

  Abe Holzman

  Cover: a drawing of a lady coming down the stairs ; a photo inset of Bonnie Thornton; Publisher: Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

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  Smoky Mokes / words by A. Holzmann

  A. Holzmann and Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

  Cover: photo of four African American boys dressed in suits; description reads cakewalk and two-step. Published also as a song with humorous darky text; Publisher: Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

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  My Georgia Lady Love / music by Howard & Emmerson; words by Andrew B. Sterling

  Howard & Emmerson, Andrew B. Sterling, and T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

  Cover: drawing of a sunflower with an African American woman's face in the center; Publisher: T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

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  Tickled to Death / words by Chase Hunter

  Chase Hunter and Chas K. Harris (New York)

  Cover: photograph of three African American boys smiling; photo credit: Geo. E. Matthews and Co., 1892; Publisher: Chas K. Harris (New York)

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  There ain't No Use to Keep on Hanging Around / music by Irving Jones; words by Irving Jones

  Irving Jones, Irving Jones, and Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

  Cover: drawing of an African American woman shaking her fist and a rolling pin at an African American male outside her window; composed expressly for the New York Sunday World. Supplement to the New York World, Sunday, Sept. 17th, 1899; Publisher: Feist and Frankenthaler (New York)

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  The Mississippi Side-Step / music by Leo. E. Berliner; words by Leo. E. Berliner

  Leo. E. Berliner and Co. (New York)

  Cover: drawing of well-dressed African American couples dancing; description reads characteristic march and cake walk (in simplified rag-time); Publisher: Leo. E. Berliner and Co. (New York)

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  Impecunious Davis / words by Kerry Mills

  Kerry Mills and F. A. Mills (New York)

  Cover: caricature of an African American male reclining against bales of cotton set on a city dock; description reads characteristic two-step march, polka and cake-walk [all music is missing, only the title page remains]; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)

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  Whistling Rufus / words by Kerry Mills

  Kerry Mills and F. A. Mills (New York)

  Cover: a drawing of an African American man playing guitar and couples dancing in the background; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)

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  Doan Ye Cry Ma Honey / music by Albert V. Noll; words by Albert V. Noll

  Albert V. Noll and Oliver Ditson Company (Boston)

  Cover: description reads darky song; Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company (Boston)

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  Doan Ye Cry, Ma Honey / words by Albert W. Noll

  Albert W. Noll and Oliver Ditson Company (Boston)

  Cover: text reads: Songs in Negro Dialect; Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company (Boston)

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  Echoes From Old Mobile / words by Walter E. Petry

  Walter E. Petry and The S. Brainards Sons Co. (New York)

  Cover: Photo of a young boy leaning against a piano; Publisher: The S. Brainards Sons Co. (New York)

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  Queen of the Ragtime / words by Harry Powers

  Harry Powers and Belcher and sons (Detroit)

  Cover: description reads a syncopated two step; Publisher: Belcher and sons (Detroit)

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  When Chloe Sings a Song / music by John Stromberg; words by Harry B. Smith

  John Stromberg, Harry B. Smith, and Weber Fields and Stromberg (New York)

  Cover: drawing of flying birds; photo inset of Lillian Russell; Publisher: Weber Fields and Stromberg (New York)

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  Stay in Your Own Back Yard / music by Lyn Udal; words by Karl Kennett

  Lyn Udal, Karl Kennett, and M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

  Cover: description reads pickaninny ballad; Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

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  My Creole Sue / words by Gussie Davis and Hamilton S. Gordon

  Gussie Davis and Hamilton S. Gordon

  Cover: photo of two Caucasian male performers in blackface, one is dressed as a female; sung by Charles E. Foreman with J. H. Haverlys Minstrels. Musical Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser, Oct. 9, 1898; Publisher: x

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  My Creole Sue / words by Gussie L. Davis

  Gussie L. Davis

  Cover: photo of Chase E. Foreman; Publisher: Hamilton S. Gordon (New York)

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  You'se Just a Little Nigger, Still Youse Mine, All Mine / music by Paul Dresser; words by Paul Dresser

  Paul Dresser and Howley Haviland and Dresser (New York)

  Cover: photo of Caucasian singer Kitty Mitchell; description reads lullaby; Publisher: Howley Haviland and Dresser (New York)

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  Happy Hannah / words by Theo Havemeyer

  Theo Havemeyer and McKinley Music Co. (Chicago)

  Cover: caricature of four African Americans, drawn with monkey-like features; description reads Cake Walk; Publisher: McKinley Music Co. (Chicago)

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  Down Souf in Alabama / words by B.H. Janssen

  B. H. Janssen and M. D. Janssen and Co. (New York)

  Cover: drawing of a well-dressed African American male dancing along by himself; Publisher: M. D. Janssen and Co. (New York)

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  My Honolulu Lady / words by Lee Johnson

  Lee Johnson and The Zeno Mauvais Music Company (San Francisco)

  Cover: the latest coon conquest; Publisher: The Zeno Mauvais Music Company (San Francisco)

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  Dar's Somethin' About Yer I Like / music by John T. Kelly; words by John T. Kelly

  John T. Kelly, John T. Kelly, and Weber Fields and Stromberg (New York)

  Cover: drawing of an African American male talking to an African American female; description reads An Ethiopian Character Creation; Publisher: Weber Fields and Stromberg (New York)

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  Little Yaller Boy / music by Gustave Kerker; words by Hugh Morton

  Gustave Kerker, Hugh Morton, and T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

  Cover: Musical Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. April 3, 1898; Publisher: T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

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  I Love Dat Man / music by E. J Simnes; words by Dan Packard

  E. J. Simnes, Dan Packard, and Mill Bros. (New York)

  Cover: photo of Miss Alice Atherton, a Caucasian singer in front of a wall separating her from an African American vocal quartet; Musical Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. July 10, 1898 description reads a coon song; Publisher: Mill Bros. (New York)

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  Why Don't You Get a Lady of Your Own / music by George Walker and Bert Williams; words by Bert Williams and George Walker

  George Walker, Bert Williams, and Jos. W. Stern and Co. (New York)

  Cover: caricature of an African American couple embracing, as an African American male stands by staring at them; photo insets of the African American composer/singers in blackface; description reads the swell coon laughing success; Publisher: Jos. W. Stern and Co. (New York)

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  Do You Remember? / music by H. J. Wrightson; words by F. E. Weatherly

  H. J. Wrightson, F. E. Weatherly, and The B.F. Wood Music Co. (Boston)

  Cover: text reads: song with Cello obligato; Publisher: The B.F. Wood Music Co. (Boston)

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  Pickaninnies' Jubilee / words by Fred H. Day

  Fred H. Day and White-Smith Music Publishing Co. (Boston)

  Cover: description reads Schottische for pianoforte; Publisher: White-Smith Music Publishing Co. (Boston)

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  Happy Little Nigs / words by George Elliott

  George Elliott and W. J. Dyer and Bro. (Saint Paul)

  Cover: drawing of young African Americans dancing as an older African American male plays the banjo; description reads rag two step; Publisher: W. J. Dyer and Bro. (Saint Paul)

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  Susannah from Savannah / words by George Evans

  George Evans and Theo. Northrup (Chicago); Sol Bloom (Chicago)

  Cover: drawing of a Caucasian male (possibly the composer/singer George Evans); caricatures of African American heads frame the cover; Publisher: Theo. Northrup (Chicago); Sol Bloom (Chicago)

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  Honey You're the Warmest Gal In Town / music by Irving Jones; words by Irving Jones

  Irving Jones and F. A. Mills (New York)

  Cover: photo of Mr. J. Flatow and Miss K. Dunn dressed in blackface [Miss K. Dunn appears to be a male]; Musical Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. June 5, 1898; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)

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  I Want My Lulu / music by St. Clair Karl; words by Lev Dockstader

  St. Clair Karl, Lev Dockstader, and W. B. Gray and Co. (New York)

  Cover: photo of Lew. Dockstader in blackface; A Disturbance in Coontown; Publisher: W. B. Gray and Co. (New York)

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  Mammy's Little Pumpkin Colored Coons / music by Sidney Perrin; words by George Hillman

  Sidney Perrin, George Hillman, and M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

  Cover: drawing of an African American woman trying to hush two screaming African American babies; description reads plantation slumber song; Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

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  Break the News to Mother / words by Chas K. Harris

  Chas K. Harris (New York) true

  Cover: photo of a mortally wounded soldier with three of his comrades; Publisher: Chas K. Harris (New York)

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  Down on de Banks ob de Mississippi Ribber / music by Chas Coleman; words by R. A. Browne

  Chas Coleman, R. A. Browne, and Frank Tousey's Publishing House (New York)

  Cover: drawing of an African American male lying on a river bank, fishing line between his toes, waiting for a catch; description reads a Mississippi Cat-Fish Nig; Publisher: Frank Tousey's Publishing House (New York)

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  Remus Takes The Cake / words by Jacob Henry Ellis

  Jacob Henry Ellis and Willis Woodward and Co. (New York)

  Cover: drawing of an African American male proudly walking with a large cake; description reads characteristic march and two step dance; Publisher: Willis Woodward and Co. (New York)

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  All Coons Look Alike to Me / music by Ernest Hogan; words by Ernest Hogan

  Ernest Hogan and M. Witmark and Sons (London)

  Cover: caricature drawings of various African Americans; a description reads A Darkey Misunderstanding; Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons (London)

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  Eli Green's Cake Walk / music by Sadie Koninsky; words by Dave Reed

  Sadie Koninsky, Dave Reed, and Jos. W. Stern and Co. (New York)

  Cover: drawing of a well dressed African American couple dancing; Publisher: Jos. W. Stern and Co. (New York)

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  The Captive Lion's Flight (la fuite du lion captif) / words by S. Mazurette

  S. Mazurette and Hamilton S. Gordon (New York)

  Cover: drawing of a Lion escaping from its Cage; description reads: Grande Tarantelle Brilliante; Publisher: Hamilton S. Gordon (New York)

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  Rastus on Parade / words by Kerry Mills

  Kerry Mills and F. A. Mills (New York)

  Cover: description reads characteristic two-step march for piano; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)

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  I Want Yer Ma Honey / music by Fay Templeton; words by Fay Templeton

  Fay Templeton and T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

  Cover: Description reads An Ethiopian Oddity; Publisher: T. B. Harms and Co. (New York)

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  Little Alabama Coon / music by and Paley; words by Hattie Starr

  Kendis and Paley, Hattie Starr, and Willis Woodward and Co. (New York)

  Cover: photo of singer Miss Frankie M. Raymond; Publisher: Willis Woodward and Co. (New York)

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  Minstrel Melodies / words by Eduard Holst

  Eduard Holst and Thos. Goggan and Bro. (Galveston)

  Description: Solo piano composition based on minstrel melodies, including Paint all de little black sinners white, Dem chickens roost too high, and When I swim de Golden Ribber; Publisher: Thos. Goggan and Bro. (Galveston)