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The luckiest coon in town

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@ Music Division. The New York Public Library

Description

Second smaller illustration in bottom right-hand of cover is of a split watermelon with 2 straight razors labeled with Cole and Johnson laying on top of the melo and a bottle of gin sitting next to it. A small chicken head is seen peaking over the watermelon.On cover: sung by Cole and Johnson at the N.Y. Casino Roof Garden in thier comic skit "Coontown Society.Cover illustration features an African American man wearing a top hat with bills in one hand and poker chips in the other.Photograph of Cole & Johnson on cover.
Format:
Scores
Created Date:
1899
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American popular songs

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Music Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library