“All Coons Look a Like to Me”
“All Coons Look a Like to Me”
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- Description
- This sheet music for the song, "All Coons Look Alike to Me: A Darkey Misunderstanding” was composed by Ernest Hogan. Hogan is billed as “the composer of the famous Pas-Ma-La” on the cover. The music was published by M. Witmark and Sons in New York, New York in 1896. Coon songs were popular from around 1890-1910 and often presented insulting and stereotypical racist depictions of African-Americans. In this song, “all coons look alike” to the female singer of this song because she only had eyes for one man. The composer, Ernest Hogan was black and later regretted writing the song.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1896
- composer; lyricist
- Hogan, Ernest
- publisher
- M. Witmark & Sons
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.1154.12
- accession number
- 1979.1154
- catalog number
- 1979.1154.12
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Bill Doggett
Thu, 2021-05-06 09:02