Primary Sources
Recordings
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Black Swan
- Alberta Hunter with Henderson's Novelty Orchestra, "Bring Back the Joys" (Black Swan 2008) [MP3]
- Alberta Hunter with Henderson's Novelty Orchestra, "How Long, Sweet Daddy, How Long" (Black Swan 2008) [MP3]
- C. Carroll Clark, "Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen" (Black Swan 2006) [MP3]
- C. Carroll Clark, "By the Waters of Minnetonka"(Black Swan 2006) [MP3]
- Ethel Waters and Cordy Williams' Jazz Masters, "Oh Daddy" (Black Swan 2010) [MP3]
- Ethel Waters and Cordy Williams' Jazz Masters, "Down Home Blues" (Black Swan 2010) [MP3]
- Mamie Jones, "Honey Rose" (Black Swan 14116) [MP3]
- Mamie Jones, "Many 'n' Me" (Black Swan 14116) [MP3]
- Revella E. Hughes and the Black Swan Trio, "With the Coming of To-Morrow" (Black Swan 2012) [MP3]
- Revella E. Hughes and the Black Swan Trio, "Ah! Wondrous Morn" (Black Swan 2012) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith, "Desperate Blues" (Black Swan 2039) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith, "Trixie's Blues" (Black Swan 2039) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith, "You Missed a Good Woman When You Picked All Over Me" (Black Swan 2044) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith, "Long, Lost Weary Blues" (Black Swan 2044) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith, "He May Be Your Man: But He Comes to See Me Sometimes" (Black Swan 14114) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith, "Pensacola Blues" (Black Swan 14114) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith and her Down Home Syncopaters, "Log Cabin Blues" (Black Swan 14112) [MP3]
- Trixie Smith and her Down Home Syncopaters, "Voo Doo Blues" (Black Swan 14112) [MP3]
The preceeding recordings are courtesy of the Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University. The following recordings are courtesy of the author.
- Trixie Smith, "My Man Rocks Me" (Black Swan 14127) [MP3]
- Mary Straine, "Ain't Got Nothing Blues" (Black Swan 14115) [MP3]
- Isabelle Washington, "I Want To" (Black Swan 14141) [MP3]
- Four Harmony Kings, "Ain't It a Shame" (Black Swan 2016) [MP3]
- Florence Cole-Talbert, "The Bell Song," from the opera Lakmé (Black Swan 7103) [MP3]
- Marianna Johnson, "The Rosary" (Black Swan 2015) [MP3]
Other Recordings:
Black Swan Advertisements in The Crisis
- May 1921, "Buy New Black Swan Records Every Month"
- May 1921, "Now on Sale"
- June 1921, "June Releases"
- July 1921, "The Only Pholonograph Company in the World Owned and Operated by Colored People"
- August 1921, "Fourth Releases"
- September 1921, "Caruoso's Voice"
- October 1921, "The Swanola: A New Phonograph"
- November 1921, "Recent Recordings"
- December 1921, "Every School Child"
- January 1922, "Every Time You Buy"
- February 1922, "We Want Men and Women"
- March 1922, "A List of Sacred and High Class Black Swan Records"
- April 1922, "Bert Williams"
- May 1922, "Black Swan Records Presents Two Operatic Numbers"
- June 1922, "June Releases"
- July 1922, "July Releases"
- August 1922, "Aint Got Nothin' Blues"
- September 1922, "Agents Wanted"
- October and November 1922, "To the Investing Public"
- December 1922, "Passing for Colored"
- January 1923, "Colored People Don't Want Classic Music!"
- February 1923, "Any Evening In Your Home"
- March 1923, "Your Home Any Evening, Sacred Concert"
- April 1923, "The Swanola Theatre"
- May 1923, "Black Swan Records, Charles Winter Wood"
- June 1923, "Reasons Why You Should Buy Black Swan Records"
- July 1923, "Do You Belong to That Class of Men"
- August 1923, "Adding the Finishing Touch to Your Vacation Pleasures"
Exercises
Other sources, including images and other period documents, may be found in the 4 exercises.
- Exercise 1: African Americans in the Entertainment Business
- Exercise 2: Music, Sound, and Race
- Exercise 3: Uplift and the Politics of Cultural Hierarchy
- Exercise 4: Public Opinion and Advertising