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Ain'-a That Good News

1937; printed later

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An eight-page booklet of printed sheet music, black ink on off-white paper, for "Ain'a That Good News" by William L. Dawson and printed by the music press of Tuskegee Institute as part of the Tuskegee Choir Series. The first, or cover page, features a printed listing of all the song titles in the series, appearing typewritten within an illustrated graphic border. Decorative text at the top reads [TUSKEGEE CHOIR SERIES / Edited and Arranged / By / WILLIAM L. DAWSON]. Printed text at the very top reads [No. 103 AIN'-A THAT GOOD NEWS (Mixed Chorus) : .20]. The remaining pages contain the printed music without decoration, marks, or inscriptions.

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Catalog reference: 2011.21.15.3

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