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Whistling Rufus

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@ Music Division. The New York Public Library

Smith, Sydney Cooley, Lee

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Summary: The narrator describes Rufus Blossom, an African American man who is known to be an excellent guitar player; he walks miles to play at parties, enabling them to have a festive time; he's still remembered to this day.Cover design by Barbelle includes drawing of an elderly African American man leaning on a wooden fence, while he envisions a cotton plantation with African Americans tending to the field.
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Scores
Created Date:
[C1899] / 1952
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American popular songs

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Music Division. The New York Public Library

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The New York Public Library