Paradise Blues

Composer

Spencer Williams

Files

Alternate Title

Oh! Pretty Papa! Oh! Pretty Papa!

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

Three men playing music for dinner party with dancers in background

First Line of Song

Down old Mobile way in a cabaret

First Line of Chorus

Honey, don't play me no Op'ra

Lyricist

Hirsch, Walter

Lithographer/Printer

Chicago: McKinley Music Co. owners Frank K. Root and Co.

Publication Date

1916

Publisher

Chicago: McKinley Music Co. owners Frank K. Root and Co.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Blues

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (6 p.); 34.5 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278011764226

Digital ID#

011764226_1916

Location of Original

Box 142; Folder 1; Piece 23

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

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Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.