1.0Old Friends: A Songobiographyhttps://www.elijahwald.com/songblogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AtjhRSavlY"><a href="https://www.elijahwald.com/songblog/georgia-camp-meeting-kerry-mills/">At a Georgia Camp Meeting (Kerry Mills)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.elijahwald.com/songblog/georgia-camp-meeting-kerry-mills/embed/#?secret=AtjhRSavlY" width="600" height="338" title="“At a Georgia Camp Meeting (Kerry Mills)” — Old Friends: A Songobiography" data-secret="AtjhRSavlY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.elijahwald.com/songblog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> By some measures the first major hit of the ragtime era, “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” was played by brass bands, mandolin orchestras, banjo virtuosos, pianists, and everyone else who tried their hand at the ragtime style. It was composed in 1897 by the violinist, music teacher, orchestra leader, and publisher Frederick Mills, who wrote … Continue reading →https://www.elijahwald.com/songblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/campmeeting1-227x300.jpg