Pray for the lights to go out; Negro shouting song; New "Ballin' the Jack" song

Item Information

• Item ID
  n0795
• Instrumentation
  voice; piano
• Performer
  Dot Barnett, Kelly & Damsells Cabaret Girls
• Illustrator
  Guy E. Turpin
• DCMI Type
  Still Image
• Is Part Of
  1910-1920
• Publisher
  Skidmore Music
• State of Publication
  Missouri
• Lyricist
  Tunnah, Renton
• Date
  1916
• City of Publication
  Kansas City
• Title
  Pray for the lights to go out; Negro shouting song; New "Ballin' the Jack" song
• Refrain
  She hollered Brother, if you want to spread joy
• Composer
  Skidmore, Will E.
• Genre
  sheet music
• First Line
  Father was a deacon in a hard shell church
• Subject
  Songs with piano
  Songs
  Animals
  Legacies of Racism and Discrimination--Afro-Americans
  Singers
  singers
  Vices, Gambling, etc.
  Architecture, Buildings, Furniture, etc.
  Afro-Americans
  Chickens
  Churches
  churches
  Alcoholic beverages
  Preaching
  Performers--Women--Barnett, Dot
  Personalities--Tunnah, Renton
  Personalities--Skidmore, Will E.
  Pulpits
  Gin
  Renton Tunnah
  Will E. Skidmore
  Dot Barnett
  Deacons--Songs and music
  pulpits

• Copyright & Usage
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