dates of earliest blackface acts? - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-28T13:32:39Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/dates-of-earliest-blackface-acts?feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Razyn,
,,,and nice to…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-05-06:2477478:Comment:913312013-05-06T00:17:48.023ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Thanks Razyn,</p>
<p>,,,and nice to 'see' you! :)</p>
<p>Thanks Razyn,</p>
<p>,,,and nice to 'see' you! :)</p> There's some evidence of a bl…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-05-06:2477478:Comment:913282013-05-06T00:12:29.312Zrazynhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/razyn
<p>There's some evidence of a blackface performance tradition (by white guys, that is) in early sheet music for several (African-American) dialect songs earlier than the minstrel shows, proper. "Backside Albany" is one (about War of 1812 events, and in print in the 1820s at least). I think we have discussed it in that context, here.</p>
<p>Earlier than that, I think most of the extant descriptions are actually black guys, not white guys blacking up.</p>
<p>There's some evidence of a blackface performance tradition (by white guys, that is) in early sheet music for several (African-American) dialect songs earlier than the minstrel shows, proper. "Backside Albany" is one (about War of 1812 events, and in print in the 1820s at least). I think we have discussed it in that context, here.</p>
<p>Earlier than that, I think most of the extant descriptions are actually black guys, not white guys blacking up.</p> Thanks D, good point about th…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2013-05-03:2477478:Comment:910872013-05-03T00:31:26.117ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Thanks D, good point about the 'face paint' since medieval times.</p>
<p>"Jester banjo"....well maybe we are called that behind our backs sometimes.... lol.</p>
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<p>Anyone else have some thoughts on the date thing?</p>
<p>Thanks D, good point about the 'face paint' since medieval times.</p>
<p>"Jester banjo"....well maybe we are called that behind our backs sometimes.... lol.</p>
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<p>Anyone else have some thoughts on the date thing?</p>