'You'll get all dat's acomin' to you', 1898. Creator: F. J. F. # 2949085

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'You'll get all dat's acomin' to you', 1898. 'Introduced and sung with immense success by Lew Dockstader with Primrose & Dockstader's Minstrels; words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Harry Von Tilzer'. Dockstader in blackface; racist depiction of a 'mammy' presenting a bill for board to a diner with a napkin tied round his neck. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

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Creator

F. J. F, attributed to: : Artist

People Related

Lew Dockstader: American: Singer, comedian, vaudeville star, blackface minstrel show performer
Harry Von Tilzer: American: Composer, songwriter, publisher and vaudeville performer
Feist and Frankenthaler: American: Publisher
Andrew B. Sterling: American: Lyricist