The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #18031   Message #299295
Posted By: Jeri
17-Sep-00 - 01:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Come My Love Come / Nancy Till
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Come My Love Come
More info: If you go to the American Memory website and click on "Search,"
--Type in "nancy till"
--In the first block with the little down arrow, select "match this exact phrase"
--Click "Search,"
you'll get 7 hits for sheet music.

If I recall correctly, I don't think I've heard Jeff sing anything that's race-specific. I haven't heard him do it for a while, but I think he sings something else besides "colored" and "pickaninny." While it's a good idea to have songs that recall a different time and way of thinking, people aren't likely to sing them if they don't mean much in regards to life the way it is these days. (Maybe scholars will, but "just folks" will be sitting around whispering "Pickaninny? Did he just sing 'pickaninny'?!?!")