[Rarebooks] FS: Rockaway Beach Rag and Dance, 1917

[Bob Petrilla]

New York, Rockaway Beach / Rockaway...sheet music. ROCKAWAY: The Swaying
Rag Song Rage! Words by Howard Johnson and Alex Rogers. Music by C.
Luckeyth Roberts. NY: Leo Feist, 1917. First Edition. 4pp, words and music,
in part: "We've had Walkin' the Dog and then Ballin' the Jack, And a lot of
old dances they tried to bring back ... Oh, oh, oh, Rock-a-way, Just
stretch your wings and sway...."  13.5" x 10.5" Very Good. Pictorial Cover.
The illustrated cover includes a photo-portrait of Sophie Tucker who
featured this song. Rockway was a beach resort rivalling Atlantic City in
those days when Sophie Tucker, Mae West and other celebrities appeared
there on the vaudeville circuit. The lyrics of this song contain directions
for dancing the Rockaway $40.00

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