Demons of disorder : early blackface minstrels and their world
Dale Cockrell (Author)
Carnival, charivari, mumming plays, peasant festivals, and even early versions of the Santa Claus myth - all of these forms of entertainment influenced and shaped blackface minstrelsy in the first half of the nineteenth century. In his fascinating study Demons of Disorder, musicologist Dale Cockrell studies issues of race and class by analyzing their cultural expressions, and investigates the roots of still-remembered songs such as "Jim Crow," "Zip Coon," and "Dan Tucker." The author specifically examines the life of George Washington Dixon, the man most deserving of the title "father of blackface minstrelsy."
Print Book, English, 1997
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997