Description
Author: Richard A. Whiting (music); Raymond Egan (lyrics)
Publisher: Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Place of Publication: New York; Detroit
Format: Vintage sheet music
Date of Publication: early 1920s
Condition:
Good. Original early 1920s sheet music with age toning, edge wear, and surface wear consistent with age and handling. Small edge losses and minor creasing present. Interior music pages remain intact and legible. Paper is fragile. Preserved in an archival sleeve.
Description:
They Made It Twice as Nice as Paradise and They Called It Dixieland is a popular song from the early 1920s with music by Richard A. Whiting and lyrics by Raymond Egan, two prolific figures in American popular songwriting of the period. Songs referencing “Dixieland” were common during this era and reflect romanticized and often stereotyped notions of the American South that were widespread in popular culture at the time.
The illustrated cover is characteristic of early 20th-century commercial sheet music, employing theatrical imagery intended to attract attention and suggest narrative or sentiment. While the artwork reflects period attitudes that are no longer accepted today, it remains an important historical artifact that documents how popular music and visual culture were marketed during the Jazz Age.
The back page contains publisher advertisements and musical excerpts typical of Jerome H. Remick & Co. publications, offering insight into early mass-market music promotion. This is an original period printing, not a reproduction, and survives as a contextual example of American popular music publishing and its cultural frameworks in the 1920s.