[Dixielandjazz] Horn Parts and Rags

[Mike]

Leroi Jones(now Amiri Baraka) talks about minstrelsy and blackface in a 
chapter of his book "Blues People". It's a good read and worth checking 
out. When I get my copy back from a friend of mine I'll post some of 
what he says in that chapter.

Mike



mmckay wrote:
> Ron, I tend to agree with you overall. There have been a couple of recent
> essays on blackface and the whole phenomena but I haven't been able to
> dredge up where they appeared. I'll keep trying. Here is all I found so far
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1919122 and
> http://www.musicals101.com/blackface.htm. The 2nd is pretty good.