"The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" Sheet Music
This collection contains the sheet music for "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine", lyrics by Francis De Witt and music by Robert Hood Bowers. The song was performed by Bert Williams of the Ziegfeld Follies. The collection consists of five pages of sheet music with lyrics, featuring an advertisement for sheet music available for purchase on the back.
Dates
- 1920
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains the sheet music for "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine", lyrics by Francis De Witt and music by Robert Hood Bowers. The song was performed by Bert Williams of the Ziegfeld Follies. The collection consists of five pages of sheet music with lyrics, featuring an advertisement for sheet music available for purchase on the back.
Biographical/Historical Note
"The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" was performed by Bert Williams (1874-1922), a Bahamian American performer in the Vaudeville era (circa 1880-1930). After several years of success in performing with multiple vaudeville and minstrel acts, Williams joined the Ziegfeld Follies, a Broadway act known for elaborate vaudeville shows, in 1910.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository