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Title	Sweep o!
Subject	Broadsides--United States--19th century. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Popular music--United States--19th century--Texts. Ballads--19th century--Songs and music--Texts. Minstrel music--United States--19th century--Texts. African Americans--Songs and music--Texts.
Description	First line: I come from old Louisiana.; J.H. Johnson is listed at 5 North Tenth St., in Philadelphia directories for 1855 and 1857, and 1860-1862.; Without music.; "You will save 25 per cent, by getting your Printing done at Johnson's..."--Above border.; "Air--'BUY A BROOM.'"--Below performers' name.; At foot of song sheet: "J.H. Johnson, Song Publisher, Card and Job Printer, No. 5 North Tenth St., Three doors above Market, Philadelphia."; "Printed at Johnson's, No. 5 North Tenth Street, Philad."--Beneath border.; OCLC #31575339 credits song as a ballad and Minstrel song.; Modern Languages / Anthropology 3043: Folklore & Myth (http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/images/serenaders.htm)--by Laura Gibbs, Ph.D. 2003 cites "The Virginia Minstrels are generally credited with putting on the first minstrel show, first appear[ing] on stage with this act in 1842." Much of the sheet music which credited to them was published in 1844.
Publisher	J.H. Johnson
Format-Extent	1 broadside ; approximately 21 x 12 cm
Type	Text
Language	eng
Relation	http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder7/JPEGmed/1434brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/60398944/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Issued	[1855-1857 and 1860-1862]
Relation-Is Referenced By	Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets, 2265