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What's the use of knockin' when a man is down

Description

Notes:
words and music by Bryan and Edwards
For voice and piano
Cover title
At head of title: A little coon philosophy
Sung by: Lew Hawkins
Advertisement for "The tale of a monkey" and other songs: p. [2]
Advertisement for "G.O.P.": p. [6]
Cover illustration: photograph of Lew Hawkins in blackface; cover design with hammers and question marks / Frew
Sung by: cop. 2, Harry G. Shunk
Advertisement for "We parted by the river, Grace and I": cop. 2, p. [2]
Advertisement for "When the mocking birds are singing in the wildwood": cop. 2, p. [6]
Cover photograph: cop. 2, Harry G. Shunk
Library's copy 1 has stamp on p. 3: Sheet Music, H.A. Brueggemann, 727 Clinton St., Fort Wayne, Ind.

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Bryan, Vincent, "What's the use of knockin' when a man is down" (1906). Representations of Blackness in Music of the United States (1830s-1920s). Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:17439/

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