Bob Farrell (minstrel singer) explained

Bob Farrell was an American, New York City-based blackface minstrel singer, best known for introducing the song "Zip Coon" at the Bowery Theatre in 1834,[1] [2] which later gave the tune to "Turkey in the Straw", one of the most famous and widespread songs of the era. "Zip Coon"'s authorship is disputed with George Washington Dixon.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chase, Gilbert . 0-252-00454-X . The University of Illinois Press . America's Music: From the Pilgrims to the Present . 2000 . 234 . registration .
  2. Book: Ewen, David. Great Men of American Popular Song: The History of the American Popular Song. 1972. Prentice-Hall. 0-13-364182-1. 23. registration.
  3. Book: Studwell, William E.. The Americana Song Reader. 1997. Haworth Press. 0-7890-0150-0. 58.

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