Cynthia Sue / words and music composed by James P. Carter
Creator
Carter, J. P. (James P.), active 1843, composer
Contributor
Keith's Music Publishing House, publisher Virginia Serenaders, performer J.H. Bufford & Co., lithographer Carter, J. P. (James P.), active 1843, lyricist Carter, J. P. (James P.), active 1843, performer Edwards, R. (Robert), 1822-1872, performer Myers, J. R. (J. Richard), 1809-1874, performer Sanford, James, 1814-1855, performer White, Cool, 1821-1891, performer Last, Jay T., collector
For voice and piano ; Caption title. ; Black and white lithograph featuring the 5 serenaders performing in blackface (J. Sanford, J. R. Myers, J. P. Carter, Master R. Edwards, and C. White)., as well as themselves. The names of each minstrel is printed below each image of them in blackface. ; "Bufford & Cos. Lithography, Boston." ; "G. B. Wooldridge Ags [sic] for the Virginia Serenaders" stamped in cursive. ; Verses 2-7 printed as text on page [3]. ; Cover illustration: lithographs of the Virginia Serenaders ; First line of text: Long time ago I used to lib in state ob Tuskaloo. ; First line of chorus: Oh! Cynthia my dear honey.
Carter, J. P. (James P.), active 1843, performer Edwards, R. (Robert), 1822-1872, performer Myers, J. R. (J. Richard), 1809-1874, performer Sanford, James, 1814-1855, performer White, Cool, 1821-1891, performer Virginia Serenaders African Americans--Songs and music Blackface African American women Popular music--United States Songs with piano Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Racism in language Love--Songs and music Slavery Human trafficking Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's V-Z T9 9 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.
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