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In 1911, Roberts composed "The Junk Man Rag", but since he could not yet notate music, he elicited ragtime pianist Artie Matthews's help to create publishable sheet music. [6] In 1913, "The Junk Man Rag," a one-step, with lyrics Chris Smith and Ferd Mierisch, for Turkey Trot Opera written by Will Marion Cook . [ 15 ] "
Coon songs almost always aimed to be funny and incorporated the syncopated rhythms of ragtime music. [12] [27] A coon song's defining characteristic, however, was its caricature of African Americans. In keeping with the older minstrel image of Black people, coon songs often featured "watermelon- and chicken-loving rural buffoon[s]". [28]
The Silly Songs have proven to be a very popular part of the show and have also prompted the release of several "sing-along" and compilation videos of these segments, some wrapped with new material that threads them into a fresh context. Some of the silly songs have been nominated for a GMA Dove Award. [1]
Many songs are set in New York City or named after a location or feature of the city, beyond simply "name-checking" New York along with other cities. This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The song was originally written in 1944 by music teacher Donald Yvette Gardner, who later admitted, "I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country." 5. "I Want ...
Henry Thomas (1874 – 1930) was an American country blues singer, songster and musician. Although his recording career, in the late 1920s, was brief, Thomas influenced performers including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Grateful Dead, and Canned Heat.
Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music.He is best known for writing the songs "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" and "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose", along with the rag "The Smiler".
The new song, "Theme from New York, New York", begins with one of Kander's famous vamps, this one derived from the ragtime practice of putting the melody underneath a repeated note. [ 3 ] : 25–6 Liza Minnelli's performance was released as a single from the soundtrack album and peaked at #104 on the Billboard chart.