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That Moaning Saxophone

- The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze

About That Moaning Saxophone

That Moaning Saxophone recovers the story of the Six Brown Brothers, the sextet often credited with starting the American saxophone craze. In sifting fact from legend, the book explores the show business world of 1895-1933: minstrelsy, circus, burlesque, recordings, Broadway, and the long, slow death of vaudeville.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195372182
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • January 28, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x235x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 464 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: September 7, 2025

Description of That Moaning Saxophone

That Moaning Saxophone recovers the story of the Six Brown Brothers, the sextet often credited with starting the American saxophone craze. In sifting fact from legend, the book explores the show business world of 1895-1933: minstrelsy, circus, burlesque, recordings, Broadway, and the long, slow death of vaudeville.

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