[78-L] My Man From Caroline

[Cary Ginell]

I posed your question to Alvin Sussman, who heads up the publisher that represents the Donaldson estate. We'll see if they respond with anything concrete.

Cary Ginell

On Dec 21, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Kristjan Saag <saag at telia.com> wrote:

> A bit surprised: just one answer to my question - and that one only gave 
> a hint.
> So I humbly ask (from a European perspective): is the question too 
> sillyand the answer too obvious - from a Northern American persepctive - 
> or doesn't anyone really know?!
> Kristjan
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> On 2012-12-20 02:12, Kristjan Saag wrote:
>> Does anyone have a clue about where Walt Donaldson's "My Man From
>> Caroline" is from? Caroline County in Virginia? Or one of the Carolinas?
>> The song ends with the words
>> 
>> Nothing could be finer
>> than to be in Carolina
>> with my man from Caroline.
>> 
>> And there's a minstrel song, "Dandy Joe" that goes:
>> 
>> I've often heard it said of late
>> Dat Souf Carolina was de state,
>> Whar handsome Niggars bound to shine,
>> Like "Dandy Jim from Caroline."
>> 
>> So: is "Caroline" dialectal for Carolina?
>> Kristjan
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