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'''Gussie Lord Davis''' ([[1863]] - [[1899]]) was an [[African-American]] [[songwriter]] from [[Ohio]]. Davis was one of America's eariest successful African-Americans, having been the first Black songwriter to acquire fame on [[Tin Pan Alley]] as a composer of [[Minstrel Show|minstrels]]. |
'''Gussie Lord Davis''' ([[1863]] - [[1899]]) was an [[African-American]] [[songwriter]] from [[Cincinnatti]], [[Ohio]]. Davis was one of America's eariest successful African-Americans, having been the first Black songwriter to acquire fame on [[Tin Pan Alley]] as a composer of [[Minstrel Show|minstrels]]. |
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*''She Waited at the Altar in Vain'' |
*''She Waited at the Altar in Vain'' |
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Perhaps his most notable song, '' |
Perhaps his most notable song, ''Irene, Good Night'' (1886), entered the [[folk song]] repertoire albeit significantly altered as ''[[Goodnight, Irene]]'' in ''Negro Folk Songs as Sung by [[Leadbelly]]'' (1936), edited by [[John Lomax]] and [[Alan Lomax]]. |
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Revision as of 02:37, 20 September 2006
Gussie Lord Davis (1863 - 1899) was an African-American songwriter from Cincinnatti, Ohio. Davis was one of America's eariest successful African-Americans, having been the first Black songwriter to acquire fame on Tin Pan Alley as a composer of minstrels.
Some of his songs include:
- We Sat Beneath the Maple On The Hill
- In The Baggage Coach Ahead
- Footprints In The Snow
- My Creole Sue
- She Waited at the Altar in Vain
Perhaps his most notable song, Irene, Good Night (1886), entered the folk song repertoire albeit significantly altered as Goodnight, Irene in Negro Folk Songs as Sung by Leadbelly (1936), edited by John Lomax and Alan Lomax.