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Sheet Music Selections

Mrs. Cleary shared some locally produced selections from her large sheet music collection. Pianos were popular entertainment sources for middle-class homes, and the American sheet music industry thrived during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early decades of the twentieth. Popular jazz musicians borrowed heavily from African-American culture, and the industry often depended on stereotypical depictions of African Americans and African American culture in its music, lyrics, and artwork. 
 
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'The Blue Melody' sheet music

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'I'm Going Back Home' sheet music

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'I Want to See My Girl in London' sheet music

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'Sweet Georgia Brown' sheet music

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'Happy Feeling Rag' sheet music

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'Alibi-ing Papa' sheet music

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'I'm Free, Single, Disengaged, Looking for Someone to Love' sheet music

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'Omaha Blues' sheet music

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'When He Sang that Baritone He Sang Some Bear' sheet music

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