George Jefferson Gaskin was a Northern Irish-born American recording artist, being one of the most popular singers in the United States during the 1890s.
George J. Gaskin from The Phonoscope magazine, November 1896
Ernest Hogan was the first Black American entertainer to produce and star in a Broadway show, The Oyster Man in 1907, and helped to popularize the musical genre of ragtime.
George J. Gaskin
…The Sidewalks of New York" (1895) "All Coons Look Alike to Me" (1896) "Scanlan's Swing Song" (1896…
Ernest Hogan
Sheet music to "All Coons Look Alike to Me."
Cover for "La Pas Ma La" sheet music (1895). Words and Music by Ernest Hogan