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Rastus surely loves me

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Rastus surely loves me
Additional title: Ise a lucky lady, um! Ise just as proud! [first line of song]
Additional title: Man in the moon. Rastus surely loves me. [uniform title]
Additional title: Rastus sho' must love me, else he wouldn't choose. [first line of chorus]
Names
Arnold, George Waugh (Lyricist)
Solomon, Frederic (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Rogers Bros. Music Publishing Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
African Americans
Cakewalk (Dance)
Man-woman relationships
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: As sung by Mr. Gus Bruno Jr. and Miss Mayme Gehrue in the Aerial Magnolia Grove at the New York Theatre.
Content: Below caption title: Sung by Mayme Gehrue and Gus Bruno in The man in the moon.
Content: Cover design printed in pink and light blue.
Content: Cover includes photograph of man and woman, arms clasped.
Content: Music includes 16 bars of piano music at end labeled "Cake walk."
Content: Published as the supplement to the New York Journal and Advertiser, August 13, 1899, page 5-8.
Content: Summary: Using ethnic stereotyped language and imagery, the narrator praises her boyfriend Rastus.
Statement of responsibility: words by George Waugh Arnold ; music by Frederic Solomon.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 31 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): 7c651960-c595-012f-3874-58d385a7bc34
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. "Rastus surely loves me" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95cf55fd-96f7-18ce-e040-e00a180663c9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Rastus surely loves me" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95cf55fd-96f7-18ce-e040-e00a180663c9

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Rastus surely loves me Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95cf55fd-96f7-18ce-e040-e00a180663c9

Wikipedia Citation

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