The Darktown Strutters’ Ball
- Description
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A hit for African- American composer Shelton Brooks. The song became part of Sophie Tucker’s reprtoire. The cover shows dressed-up African American dancing and the lyrics refer to another Brooks hit called
- Format
- Date
- 1917
- Date Range
- 1910-1919
- Language
- English
- Location
- Chicago
- Types / Genre
- Sheet music
- Collection
- David Soren Popular Sheet Music Collection
- Creator
- Shelton Brooks
- Publishers
- Will Rossiter
- Source
- MS 365 Box 6 Folder 8
- Citation
- American Vaudeville Museum Collection (MS 421), MS 365 Box 6 Folder 8, , courtesy of University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.
- Rights
- Public Domain