The Memphis Blues

Composer

George A. Norton

Files

Preferred Citation

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

Cover Illustration

Portrait of Geo Evans' 'Honey Boy' Minstrels

First Line of Song

Folks I've been down, down to Memphis town, That's where the people smile,

First Line of Chorus

They got a fiddler ther that always slickens his hair, an folks he sure fo pull some bow,

Illustrator/Artist

Natwick, Grim

Subjects

Blues. ; Songs with piano. ; Popular music United States.

Publication Date

1913

Publisher

New York : Theron G. Bennett.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Blues

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (6p.) ; 34.3 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009346002

Digital ID#

009346002-1913

Location of Original

Box 4, Folder 1, Piece 15.

Repository

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

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Contact Information

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