This is a very old piece of sheet music titled “Deep River” by H. T. Burleigh. The music was dedicated to Miss Mary Jordan. G. Ricordi & Company of New York published the music that has a copyright of 1916.
The music is in fair condition – inside and out. The cover and all pages have darkened from age. The cover and interior pages have tears on the outer edges of the music. The lower right corner of the cover ...click for details
This is a very interesting song book titled “Songs Of The South – Words and Music of 17 Favorite Negro Spirituals.” The Commission On Interracial Cooperation, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia published the book. There is no copyright date in the book, however, I am guessing that it is from the 1930’s to 1940’s. The front inside cover has a narrative titled “The Negro Spiritual” by Professor Frederick Hall, Director of Music, Dillard University of New Orleans.
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This is a nice vintage advertisement dated April, 1945, Magnavox Radio Phonograph – The choice of great artists. The illustration shows Stephen Foster on the Cincinnati waterfront. The ad states, "Stephen Foster making his first contact with the melodies that would lead him to write America’s best-loved songs."
