Way down in the old palmetto state

Item Information

• Item ID
  a2036
• Instrumentation
  voice; piano
• Performer
  Joe O'Hare
• DCMI Type
  Still Image
• Is Part Of
  1890-1899
• Publisher
  Frank K. Root
• State of Publication
  Illinois
• Lyricist
  Scott, Clara H., 1841-1897
• Refrain
  From the rice fields comes the sounds of birds asinging
• Genre
  sheet music
• City of Publication
  Chicago
• Title
  Way down in the old palmetto state
• Composer
  Armstrong, Paul B.
• Date
  1898
• First Line
  Oh those happy days down on the old plantation
• Subject
  Society and Culture--Sentimental song
  Songs with piano
  Songs
  Legacies of Racism and Discrimination--Afro-Americans
  Legacies of Racism and Discrimination--Stereotypes--Afro-Americans
  Musical Instruments
  Afro-Americans
  Society and Culture--State songs--Carolinas
  Banjos
  Performers--Men--O'Hare, Joe
  Cabins
  Joe O'Hare
  cabins (houses)
  banjos

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