[PAR] [TLE] Coon song [SEP] Coon songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotyped image of Blacks.  They were popular in the United States and the United Kingdom from around 1880 to 1920, though the earliest such songs date from minstrel shows as far back as 1848. [PAR] [TLE] Collins &amp; Harlan [SEP] Collins & Harlan, the team of Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan formed a popular comic duet between 1903 and 1926.  They sang ragtime standards as well as what were known as "Coon songs" – music sung by white performers in a black dialect.  Their material also employed many other stereotypes of the time including Irishmen and farmers.  Fellow recording artist Billy Murray nicknamed them "The Half-Ton Duo" as both men were rather overweight.  Collins and Harlan produced many number one hits with recordings of minstrel songs such as "My Gal Irene", "I Know Dat I'll be Happy Til I Die", "Who Do You Love?"  and "Down Among the Sugarcane".  Their song "That Funny Jas Band from Dixieland", recorded November 8, 1916, is among the first recorded uses of the word "jas" which eventually evolved to "jass", and to the current spelling "jazz".
[PAR] [TLE] Coon song [ SEP ] Coon songs were a genre of music that presented a stereotyped image of Blacks . They were popular in the United States and the United Kingdom from around 1880 to 1920 , though the earliest such songs date from minstrel shows as far back as 1848 . [PAR] [TLE] Collins & amp ; Harlan [ SEP ] Collins & Harlan , the team of Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan formed a popular comic duet between 1903 and 1926 . They sang ragtime standards as well as what were known as " Coon songs " – music sung by white performers in a black dialect . Their material also employed many other stereotypes of the time including Irishmen and farmers . Fellow recording artist Billy Murray nicknamed them " The Half - Ton Duo " as both men were rather overweight . Collins and Harlan produced many number one hits with recordings of minstrel songs such as " My Gal Irene " , " I Know Dat I 'll be Happy Til I Die " , " Who Do You Love ? " and " Down Among the Sugarcane " . Their song " That Funny Jas Band from Dixieland " , recorded November 8 , 1916 , is among the first recorded uses of the word " jas " which eventually evolved to " jass " , and to the current spelling " jazz " .
What kind of early 20th century music were Collins and Harlan known for?
What kind of early 20th century music were Collins and Harlan known for ?
Coon songs
Coon songs