The Darktown Strutters’ Ball

Description

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
PDF
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