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Missus Johnson's Rent Rag Ball. The First and Only Original Rag Song Ever Written.
Box 142, Item 069
Composer/Artist
Words by Fred "Statia" Hamill. Music by D.A. Lewis.
Publisher
National Music Co., 67 Fifth Ave.
Publisher Location
Chicago
Publication Date
1897
Form of Composition
strophic
with
chorus
Instrumentation
piano
and
voice
Engraver, Lithographer, Artist
unattrib. photo of Mary Howard
Subjects
Portraits
Gambling
Minstrel shows
Dialects
Fighting
Violence
Dancing
Alcoholic beverages
People
Fred
(lyricist)
Statia
(composer)
Hamill
(composer)
D. A. Lewis
(composer)
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