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University of Illinois Press May Irwin: Singing, Shouting, and the Shadow of Minstrelsy (Music in American Life)

Name: May Irwin: Singing, Shouting, and the Shadow of Minstrelsy (Music in American Life)
Brand: University of Illinois Press
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May Irwin reigned as America's queen of comedy and song from the 1880s through the 1920s. A genuine pop culture phenomenon, Irwin conquered the legitimate stage, composed song lyrics, and parlayed her celebrity into success as a cookbook author, suffragette, and real estate mogul. Sharon Ammen's in-depth study traces Irwin's hurly-burly life. Irwin gained fame when, layering aspects of minstrelsy over ragtime, she popularized a racist "Negro song" genre. Ammen examines this forgotten music, the society it both reflected and entertained, and the ways white and black audiences received Irwin's performances. She also delves into Irwin's hands-on management of her image and career, revealing how Irwin carefully built a public persona as a nurturing housewife whose maternal skills and performing acumen reinforced one another. Irwin's act, soaked in racist song and humor, built a fortune she never relinquished. Yet her career's legacy led to a posthumous obscurity as the nation that once adored her evolved and changed. A critical and historical biography, May Irwin offers an entrée to a troubling time through the life of one of its most vivid figures.

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Brand: University of Illinois Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0252040651
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music > Styles > International
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 07 December 2016
Listed Since: 13 April 2016

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