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Title
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Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
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Description
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A portion of this book gives information on Carleton Coon and Joe Sanders and their musical group called The Nighthawks, "the most successful and influential of the early white bands to come out of Kansas City". Johnny Coon is also mentioned.
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Date
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1905-06-27
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Dance Band Era--The Dancing Decades from Ragtime to Swing: 1910-1950
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Description
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History of the Coon-Sanders Band, also known as the Kansas City Nighthawks, a Kansas City and Chicago-based band (led by Joe Sanders and Carleton Coon) of the late 1910s to the early 1930s, performing regularly on WDAF radio, with photo and map.
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Date
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1971
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks: "The Band That Made Radio Famous"
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Description
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This book contains the history of the Nighthawks musical group and of Joe Sanders and Carleton Coon who led the band. It covers the beginning years to the death of Carleton Coon. They played a prominent role in early radio in the Kansas City area. Includes notes, bibliography and appendices.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Book
