'A hot time in the old town', 1896. "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight". Words by Joe Hayden, written by Theo A. Metz, as sung by Josephine Sabel. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

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