Circus Music
The following is a selected bibliography of books and articles related to circus music.
Abbott, Lynn and Doug Seroff. Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889 – 1895. Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press, 2009.
Conrad, Charles P. Fred Jewell, 1875 – 1936: His Life as Composer of Circus and Band Music, Bandmaster, and Publisher. Dissertation. Ball State University, 1994.
Dahlinger, Fred. “Joseph Ori and the Early Circus Air Calliope.” Carousel Organ, issue no. 16, 2003, pp 4 – 11.
Dahlinger, Fred. “Mechanical Organs of the American Traveling Circus, Menagerie and Wild West.” Carousel Organ, issue no. 4, 2000, pp 1, 7 – 15.
Dahlinger, Fred. “Ringing ad Ringling: Showmens’ Bells, Chimes and Related Novelty Instruments.” Carousel Organ, two part article, issue nos. 20 and 21, 2004.
Lowery, P. G. – Conductor & Cornet player – Watkins, Clifford E. Showman: The Life and Music of Perry George Lowery. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2003.
Patterson, John – clown “The Rambler from Clare”.
Studwell, William E. “Circus Songs in America: A Historical and Bibliographic Glance Back to a Popular Recreation of Days.” Popular Culture in Libraries, Vol. 5, issue 2, 1999, pp 57 – 62.
Studwell, William E.; Charles P. Conrad; and Bruce R. Schueneman. Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology. London & New York: Routledge Member of the Taylor & Francis Group, 1999.
Valenti, Michael. “Making Merry on the Midway.” Mechanical Engineering-CIME, vol. 119, no. 5, May 1997, p. 64+.
Publication: Circus Fanfare Index of Articles, 1971 – present:
Articles are available to members only, but the Hall of Fame Laureates, contains biographical information about the honorees.