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Yamacraw was a black neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia. The song was inspired by the culture of the neighborhood, and billed as a more "authentic" rhapsody.
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as a jazz-like orchestral arrangement. A recording was made of Johnson performing the music on piano. A film inspired by the song was also made.
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directed a short 1930 musical film inspired by the song. The film has been referred to by the title Yamekraw and Yamacraw. It is a
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in 1927 about a neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia. It was a response to George Gershwin's
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portrayed the lead character. In the film, Yamekraw is described as a settlement outside
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African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography
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The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
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The Yamacraw Market on Fahm Street in Savannah circa 1940
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Index

James P. Johnson
Rhapsody in Blue
Carnegie Hall

Murray Roth
Vitaphone Varieties
Warner Brothers
Jimmy Mordecai
Savannah, Georgia
Yamacraw Bluff
"James P. Johnson's 'Yamekraw, A Negro Rhapsody'"
"Jazz Rhapsodies in Black and White: James P. Johnson's "Yamekraw""
doi
10.2307/25046051
JSTOR
25046051
"Robert Sengstacke Abbott"
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
ISBN
9780547560878
"YAMEKRAW"
Yamekraw
OCLC
17772503
"Yamekraw"
African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography
ISBN
9781476610528
"Film Series and Movie Listings"
Yamekraw

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