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Ghost of the banjo coon

Creator
Lyricist
Issued
  • 1906
Description
  • "Words by James O'Dea, Music by Anna Caldwell"
  • The color represented in the digital image may differ significantly from the original and may not contain annotations. For annotation information, please contact Music Services.
Cover Description
  • Caricature of African-American man seated playing banjo, with full moon building with clock on outside in background
  • white, gray and red on black background
First Line
  • Erastus Henry Johnson kept a getting poor and thin
First Line Chorus
  • Don't you hear that plinky plunky tune
Instrumentation
  • Song for voice and piano
Subject
Work Type
Physical Extent
  • 5 p.
Copyright Claimant
  • G.W. Setchell
Identifier
  • GHOST OF THE BANJO COON
Shelf Location
  • Music ShColl 005773
Copy Location
  • University of Oregon Knight Library, Music Services Section
Publication Place
Exhibit
  • Women composers
Institution
Submission Date
  • 04/11/2014
Modified
  • 10/19/2023
Collections

APA

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. (20 Apr 2024). Ghost of the banjo coon Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/d504rk35q

MLA

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. "Ghost of the banjo coon" Oregon Digital. 20 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/d504rk35q

Chicago

Historic Sheet Music Collection, University of Oregon. "Ghost of the banjo coon" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-20. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/d504rk35q

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/d504rk35q | title= Ghost of the banjo coon |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-20 |publisher= }}
Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Caldwell, Anne, 1867-1936 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no88005914
2 O'Dea, James, 1871-1914 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97875394
Popular music http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088865
Sheet music http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004002338
5 sheet music http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026430
6 Boston >> Thomas County >> Georgia >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/4183849/
11 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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