Poor gal: the cultural history of Little Liza Jane
"Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane chronicles the origins and evolution of a folk tune beloved by millions worldwide. Dan Gutstein delves into the trajectory of the "Liza Jane" family of songs, including the most popular variant "Li'l Liza Jane." Likely...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane chronicles the origins and evolution of a folk tune beloved by millions worldwide. Dan Gutstein delves into the trajectory of the "Liza Jane" family of songs, including the most popular variant "Li'l Liza Jane." Likely originating among enslaved people on southern plantations, the songs are still performed and recorded centuries later. Evidence for these tunes as part of the repertoire of enslaved people comes from the Works Progress Administration ex-slave narratives that detail a range of lyrics and performance rituals related to "Liza Jane." Civil War soldiers and minstrel troupes eventually adopted certain variants, including "Goodbye Liza Jane." This version of the song prospered in the racist environment of burnt cork minstrelsy. Other familiar variants, such as "Little Liza Jane," likely remained fixed in folk tradition until early twentieth-century sheet music popularized the melody. New genres and a slate of stellar performers broadly adopted these folk songs, bringing the tunes to far-reaching listeners. In 1960, to an audience of more than thirty million viewers, Harry Belafonte performed "Little Liza Jane" on CBS. The song was featured on such popular radio shows as Fibber McGee & Molly; films such as Coquette; and a Mickey Mouse animation. Hundreds of recognizable performers-including Fats Domino, Bing Crosby, Nina Simone, Mississippi John Hurt, and Pete Seeger-embraced the "Liza Jane" family. David Bowie even released "Liza Jane" as his first single. Gutstein documents these famous renditions, as well as lesser-known characters integral to the song's history. Drawing upon a host of cultural insights from experts-including Eileen Southern, Carl Sandburg, Thomas Talley, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Charles Wolfe, Langston Hughes, and Alan Lomax-Gutstein charts the cross-cultural implications of a voyage unlike any other in the history of American folk music"-- |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Introduction. Sludge and theory -- Snotches of songs : the WPA Slave Narrative Collection -- "Liza Jane," you little rogue : Dr. Adonis and the regiments -- 1865 -- Intermission number one : the potential influences of Robert Burns, "Susan Jane," and others -- "Liza Jane" meets the masses : postbellum minstrelsy, part first and part third -- From the Bold Soldier Boy's Songbook to the cylinders of George W. Johnson : "Oh, goodbye Liza Jane" -- From the New Orleans levee to the Hampton Institute : "Little Liza Jane" ad infinitum -- Intermission number two : the literary "Liza Jane" of Charles Chesnutt, Jean Toomer, and Margaret Walker -- You went a-driving with Mister Brown : the Tin Pan Alley publishing bonanza -- Poor gal -- I'se got a gal and you got none : a countess-composer and an actress-aviatrix popularize "Li'l Liza Jane" -- Intermission number three : Effie Lee Newsome's "Charcoal, Leddy, charcoal" and Betty Vincent's "Problems of the heart" -- "Liza Jane" meets the media : film, animation, radio, television -- The Lomaxes -- The constellation that connects Langston Hughes and David Bowie, Antonín Dvořák and Nina Simone -- Portrait of a young enslaved woman standing still in the cathedral silence of the deep woods after a dance -- Appendix 1. Loose ends -- Appendix 2. Sheet music or notated music of major variants | |
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CONTENTS Apologia. ix Acknowledgments. xi Introduction: Sludge and Theory. I. Snotches of Songs: The WPA Slave Narrative Collection. 8 II. “Liza Jane,” You Little Rogue: Dr. Adonis and the Regiments. 22 III. 1865. 36 IV. Intermission Number One: The Potential Influences of Robert Burns, “Susan Jane,” and Others. 42 V. “Liza Jane” Meets the Masses: Postbellum Minstrelsy, Part First and Part Third.48 VI. From the Bold Soldier Boy’s Songbook to the Cylinders of George W. Johnson: “Oh, Goodbye Liza Jane”. 58 VIL From the New Orleans Levee to the Hampton Institute: “Little Liza Jane” ad infinitum. 73 VIII. Intermission Number Two: The Literary “Liza Jane” of Charles Chesnutt, Jean Toomer, and Margaret Walker. 96 IX. You Went a-Driving with Mister Brown: The Tin Pan Alley Publishing Bonanza. 105 X. Poor Gal. 115 XL Tse Got a Gal and You Got None: A Countess-Composer and an Actress-Aviatrix Popularize “Li’l
Liza Jane”. 141 XII. Intermission Number Three: Effie Lee Newsomes “Charcoal, Leddy, Charcoal” and Betty Vincent’s “Problems of the Heart” . 158 XIII. “Liza Jane” Meets the Media: Film, Animation, Radio, Television. 164 XIV. The Lomaxes .186 XV. The Constellation That Connects Langston Hughes and David Bowie, Antonin Dvorak and Nina Simone.202 3
VIII CONTENTS XVI. Portrait of a Young Enslaved Woman Standing Still in the Cathedral Silence of the Deep Woods after a Dance.213 Appendix 1: Loose Ends. 221 Appendix 2: Sheet Music or Notated Music of Major Variants. 225 Notes.245 Works Cited. 277 Index.295 |
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| spelling | Gutstein, Daniel 1968- Verfasser (DE-588)1330287185 aut Poor gal the cultural history of Little Liza Jane Dan Gutstein Jackson University Press of Mississippi [2023] © 2023 xii, 302 Seiten Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier American made music series Introduction. Sludge and theory -- Snotches of songs : the WPA Slave Narrative Collection -- "Liza Jane," you little rogue : Dr. Adonis and the regiments -- 1865 -- Intermission number one : the potential influences of Robert Burns, "Susan Jane," and others -- "Liza Jane" meets the masses : postbellum minstrelsy, part first and part third -- From the Bold Soldier Boy's Songbook to the cylinders of George W. Johnson : "Oh, goodbye Liza Jane" -- From the New Orleans levee to the Hampton Institute : "Little Liza Jane" ad infinitum -- Intermission number two : the literary "Liza Jane" of Charles Chesnutt, Jean Toomer, and Margaret Walker -- You went a-driving with Mister Brown : the Tin Pan Alley publishing bonanza -- Poor gal -- I'se got a gal and you got none : a countess-composer and an actress-aviatrix popularize "Li'l Liza Jane" -- Intermission number three : Effie Lee Newsome's "Charcoal, Leddy, charcoal" and Betty Vincent's "Problems of the heart" -- "Liza Jane" meets the media : film, animation, radio, television -- The Lomaxes -- The constellation that connects Langston Hughes and David Bowie, Antonín Dvořák and Nina Simone -- Portrait of a young enslaved woman standing still in the cathedral silence of the deep woods after a dance -- Appendix 1. Loose ends -- Appendix 2. Sheet music or notated music of major variants "Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane chronicles the origins and evolution of a folk tune beloved by millions worldwide. Dan Gutstein delves into the trajectory of the "Liza Jane" family of songs, including the most popular variant "Li'l Liza Jane." Likely originating among enslaved people on southern plantations, the songs are still performed and recorded centuries later. Evidence for these tunes as part of the repertoire of enslaved people comes from the Works Progress Administration ex-slave narratives that detail a range of lyrics and performance rituals related to "Liza Jane." Civil War soldiers and minstrel troupes eventually adopted certain variants, including "Goodbye Liza Jane." This version of the song prospered in the racist environment of burnt cork minstrelsy. Other familiar variants, such as "Little Liza Jane," likely remained fixed in folk tradition until early twentieth-century sheet music popularized the melody. New genres and a slate of stellar performers broadly adopted these folk songs, bringing the tunes to far-reaching listeners. In 1960, to an audience of more than thirty million viewers, Harry Belafonte performed "Little Liza Jane" on CBS. The song was featured on such popular radio shows as Fibber McGee & Molly; films such as Coquette; and a Mickey Mouse animation. Hundreds of recognizable performers-including Fats Domino, Bing Crosby, Nina Simone, Mississippi John Hurt, and Pete Seeger-embraced the "Liza Jane" family. David Bowie even released "Liza Jane" as his first single. Gutstein documents these famous renditions, as well as lesser-known characters integral to the song's history. Drawing upon a host of cultural insights from experts-including Eileen Southern, Carl Sandburg, Thomas Talley, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Charles Wolfe, Langston Hughes, and Alan Lomax-Gutstein charts the cross-cultural implications of a voyage unlike any other in the history of American folk music"-- Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Volkslied (DE-588)4063852-2 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Folk songs, English / United States / History and criticism Folk music / United States / History and criticism African Americans / Music / History and criticism Work songs / United States / History and criticism Slavery / United States / Songs and music / History and criticism Musique folklorique / États-Unis / Histoire et critique Chansons de travail / États-Unis / Histoire et critique Esclavage / États-Unis / Chants et musique / Histoire et critique (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Volkslied (DE-588)4063852-2 s Geschichte z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, EPUB 978-1-4968-4937-3 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=034951750&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Gutstein, Daniel 1968- Poor gal the cultural history of Little Liza Jane Introduction. Sludge and theory -- Snotches of songs : the WPA Slave Narrative Collection -- "Liza Jane," you little rogue : Dr. Adonis and the regiments -- 1865 -- Intermission number one : the potential influences of Robert Burns, "Susan Jane," and others -- "Liza Jane" meets the masses : postbellum minstrelsy, part first and part third -- From the Bold Soldier Boy's Songbook to the cylinders of George W. Johnson : "Oh, goodbye Liza Jane" -- From the New Orleans levee to the Hampton Institute : "Little Liza Jane" ad infinitum -- Intermission number two : the literary "Liza Jane" of Charles Chesnutt, Jean Toomer, and Margaret Walker -- You went a-driving with Mister Brown : the Tin Pan Alley publishing bonanza -- Poor gal -- I'se got a gal and you got none : a countess-composer and an actress-aviatrix popularize "Li'l Liza Jane" -- Intermission number three : Effie Lee Newsome's "Charcoal, Leddy, charcoal" and Betty Vincent's "Problems of the heart" -- "Liza Jane" meets the media : film, animation, radio, television -- The Lomaxes -- The constellation that connects Langston Hughes and David Bowie, Antonín Dvořák and Nina Simone -- Portrait of a young enslaved woman standing still in the cathedral silence of the deep woods after a dance -- Appendix 1. Loose ends -- Appendix 2. Sheet music or notated music of major variants Volkslied (DE-588)4063852-2 gnd |
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