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Title
The medicine man
Additional title: Do you ever have dat pain in your head? [First line of song]
Additional title: Oh, de medicine man, wid de grip in his hand [First line of chorus]
Names
Williams & Walker (Comedy team) (Composer)
Williams & Walker (Comedy team) (Lyricist)
Tyers, Wm. H. (William H.), 1876-1924 (Arranger)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co. ; Edw. B. Marks Music Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
African Americans -- Medical care
Medicine & culture
Traditional medicine -- Africa
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On title page: a coon song
Statement of responsibility: By Williams & Walker ; arr. by W. H. Tyers.
Physical Description
Extent: 4 p. ; 27 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21b9a8c0-c595-012f-a159-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The medicine man" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebbd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The medicine man" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebbd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). The medicine man Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ebbd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The medicine man