William Windom Gussie Davis (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Spaulding & Gray, New York, 1893. Softcover, 5 pp. Sheet music booklet. Described as a 'descriptive waltz song', the lyrics tell a moralizing tale. Music composer Gussie L. Davis was one of the first African-Americans to succeed as a songwriter in the Tin Pan Alley era. Singer William A. Calpen of 'Lou Dockstader's Minstrels' is featured in photo inset on cover. Very good condition with a music store ink stamp (The Zeno Mauvais Music Company, San Francisco) on foot of front wrap.…