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12 May 06 - 08:11 AM (#1738897) Subject: Rabbit Foot Minstrels - Mississippi From: GUEST,Philippa I noticed this announcement on H-Net, a history e-mail forum: Rabbit Foot Minstrel Exhibit and Public Forum Description: Exhibit on Rabbit Foot Minstrels to Open in Port Gibson, Mississippi June 30, 2006. A new exhibit of pictures, stories, costumes, music, and sound pays tribute to the companies of African American musicians and actors who toured the country by train and bus during the first half of the 20th century .... see http://www.msculturalcrossroads.org/CulturalConservation/CCRabbitFoot.htm or http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=3D150741 |
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12 May 06 - 08:15 AM (#1738903) Subject: RE: Rabbit Foot Minstrels - Mississippi From: Big Tim Robbie Robertson of The Band referred to Wolcotts Rabbit's Foot Minstrels in the The Last Waltz. |
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15 May 06 - 09:50 AM (#1740895) Subject: RE: Rabbit Foot Minstrels - Mississippi From: GUEST,Philippa also of interest in Mississippi: "The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Division of Outreach and Continuing Education are sponsoring the second annual Music of the South conference on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus, June 2 & 3, 2006. "The program will explore the origins of Southern music, discover how each Southern region produced its own sound, and learn how Southern music influenced the rest of the nation. Guests will hear presentations by leading scholars, enjoy live music performances, and tour the Blues Archive at the J. D. Williams Library. Nick Spitzer, host and producer of NPR's American Routes radio program, will present the keynote address. We'll offer catfish and brass bands, good company and a good time. Won't you join us?" See http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/music_south/ |