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All coons look alike to me

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
All coons look alike to me
Additional title: All coons look alike to me, I've got another beau, you see. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Talk about a coon a having trouble, I think I have enough of ma own. [first line]
Names
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Composer)
Hoffmann, Max, 1873-1963 (Arranger)
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: The New York Public Library
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 99-303
Topics
Songs
African Americans
Blackface entertainers
Separation (Psychology)
Ragtime music
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: First line of chorus: All coons look alike to me.
Content: First line of text: Talk about a coon a having trouble.
Content: For voice and piano.
Content: Introduced with great success by May Irwin, in the 'Widow Jones Co.'--Top of cover.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Content: On cover: May Irwin's new coon song hits...sung by her in the successful comedy "Courted into court." Includes a photograph of May Irwin with a reproduction of her signature.
Content: On last page of music: Choice chorus, with Negro rag" accompaniment, arr. by Max Hoffmann.
Content: On p. 4 [i.e. 6]: Choice chorus, with Negro "rag" accompaniment, arr. by Max Hoffmann.
Content: Page [2] contains advertisement for a list of coon songs.
Content: Summary: The narrator is upset because his girlfriend has abandoned him, claiming he looks like all others. He's unaware if he treated her poorly.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Ernest Hogan.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 vocal score (4 p.) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG99-C772
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14654732
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f6b1a020-c641-012f-de1d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1865: Creator Born
  • 1896: Created
  • 1909: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "All coons look alike to me" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ffc6b33-b37d-797a-e040-e00a18062dd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "All coons look alike to me" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ffc6b33-b37d-797a-e040-e00a18062dd0

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). All coons look alike to me Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7ffc6b33-b37d-797a-e040-e00a18062dd0

Wikipedia Citation

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All coons look alike to me