Bob Cole (composer)
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Robert Allen Cole Jr. was an American composer, actor, and playwright who produced and directed stage shows. In collaboration with Billy Johnson, he wrote and produced A Trip to Coontown, the first mu
Bob Cole, ca. 1898
Cole, Johnson and Johnson
Robert Cole and Rosamond Johnson
The Red Moon is a musical or operetta in three acts with music by J. Rosamund Johnson and both book and lyrics by Bob Cole. Additional music was contributed by James Reese Europe who composed the song
Bob Cole (composer)
…most popular songs were "Louisiana Lize" and "Under the Bamboo Tree" (1901?). Their more successful musicals were The Shoo-Fly Regiment (1906) and The Red Moon (1908, written without Weldon). Cole was the pre‑eminent leader in the world of black musical theater both as a composer and as a performer. His skills…
Front cover of the 1908 sheet music for the song "Bleeding Moon" from The Red Moon