Author Topic: Article on Gus Cannon's "Can You Blame The Colored Man" (Read 2150 times)

Pan · « **on:** December 17, 2013, 05:34:34 PM »

Hi all

I just came across Dom Flemons' article on Gus Cannon's "Can You Blame The Colored Man", and thought I'd share it.

http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articles/2013/dec/16/oa83-can-you-blame-gus-cannon/

Here are some of the songs mentioned in the article:

http://open.spotify.com/track/0fTwALWYeGU27mJRBuuV1g

"Can You Blame The Coloured Man?" starts at around 2:20.

The music starts at 1:44.

Cheers

Pan

Rivers · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2013, 07:13:17 PM »

Thanks Pan, I enjoyed the article and learned a thing or two.

Gumbo · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2013, 02:30:12 PM »

fascinating stuff. thanks, Pan

Pan · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2013, 04:10:22 PM »

You've got hand it to Mr. Flemons, that he does research his material well!

Cheers

Pan

LucyStag · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2014, 02:24:33 PM »

Dom Flemons of the CCD has an interesting essay in the Oxford American this issue. It's on Gus Cannon, Booker T. Washington, and generally how black musicians subverted minstrel songs and tropes.

Thought it might be of interest.

http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articles/2013/dec/16/oa83-can-you-blame-gus-cannon/

Stuart · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2014, 03:58:26 PM »

You probably missed the previous mention:

http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=9948.msg84082#msg84082

Thus, a merge is probably in order.

Rivers · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2014, 04:04:14 PM »

moiged, as they say in Noo Joisey.

LucyStag · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2014, 05:25:05 PM »

D'oh! And there I thought I had looked.

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