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Old Jasper's cake walk

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Old Jasper's cake walk
Additional title: Last week Jasper Johnson gave a cake walk. [first line of song]
Additional title: O swing around, my lady, an' look me in the face. [first line of chorus]
Names
Gossett (Cover designer)
Suttle, Saint (Lyricist)
Suttle, Saint (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: The S. Brainard's Sons Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Cakewalk (Dance)
Ragtime music
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Summary: Jasper John held a cakewalk (i.e. a party) for African Americans; during the festivities it was evident that Bill Taylor won the content; there was a reception held at Darktown, and even though someone tried to out do Bill Taylor, he was still the best at dancing.
Content: Cover design by Gossett shows men and women walking on a path leading to a house.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Saint Suttle.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 36 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): 5a526d80-c595-012f-9eb9-58d385a7bc34
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. "Old Jasper's cake walk" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94063e90-5fdc-3649-e040-e00a180619a6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Old Jasper's cake walk" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94063e90-5fdc-3649-e040-e00a180619a6

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Old Jasper's cake walk Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/94063e90-5fdc-3649-e040-e00a180619a6

Wikipedia Citation

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Old Jasper's cake walk