James Alan Bland was an African-American musician and composer who was known as The World's Greatest Minstrel Man. Bland was well-known for writing songs about the American South that were often used in minstrel shows, including his best song, 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. Bland was born in Flushing, New York on October 22, […]

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