The old home ain't what it used to be : companion song to the "Old folks at home" / as sung by the original Georgia Minstrels ; by C. A. White
Creator
White, C. A. (Charles Albert), 1832-1892 Composer Howard, Charley Performer Hicks, Charles B Dedicatee Georgia Minstrels Performer
Date Created and/or Issued
c1872
Publication Information
White, Smith & Co. ; The Root & Sons Music Co. ; A. J. Boucher ; Patton & Wheelden ; M. Gray Boston (516 Washington St.) : Chicago : New York : Wm. A. Pond ; Montreal : Bangor : San Francisco : Sacramento : L. K. Hammer
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Description
For voice, chorus (SATB) and piano. "To Charles B. Hicks."--ill. t.p. T.p. illustration: old man with label "Charley Howard" on pants leg, sitting on a log, cabin and steamboat in background. First line of text: Oh, the old home aint what it used to be. First line of chorus: No, the old home aint what it used to be. Publisher's advertisement on p. [6]. Record created as part of the California Sheet Music Project. Bound: No Variant: No Illustrated cover: Yes Advertisements: Yes San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum.
Type
image
Format
Lithographs.
Extent
1 score (5, [1] p.) : ill. ; 26 x 34 cm.
Identifier
csm_cubanc_54_1_00166950
Subject
Songs with piano Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano Plantation life--Songs and music African Americans in popular culture--Songs and music Freedmen--Songs and music Men Minstrels Singers Clothing & dress Rivers Steamboats Cabins Lithographs
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