'Whistling Rufus, or, The one man band', 1899. Creator: Unknown.

'Whistling Rufus, or, The one man band', 1899.  Creator: Unknown.

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'Whistling Rufus, or, The one man band', 1899. 'Kerry Mills' Two Step Marches...A Characteristic March which can by used effectively as a Two-Step, Polka or Cake-Walk'. 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
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. F.A. Mills: American: Publisher, lyricist, songwriter, composer
  2. W. Murdoch Lind: American: Composer

Picture Type
  1. Notated music
  2. Scores

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4353x5692
File Size : 72,590kb


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  1. 1040001425
  1. 1256684
  1. 2-949-781
  1. 2949781


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