Background
He was born in Head of the Harbor, New York and moved to New York City in 1798, where he worked in several jobs, including carriage-maker, before opening a grocery and inn.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Micah Hawkins
Edit Profile
Career
He played flute, piano, and violin. His blackface song "Backside Albany", ridiculing the British during the War of 1812 was to be sung "in the character of a Negro sailor". ridiculing the British efforts. lieutenant was first performed in Albany, New York, February 15, 1815, as part of a play, The Battle of Plattsburgh.
His operetta The Saw-Mill, or A Yankee Trick, the first opera by an American composer on an American theme, had six performances at New York"s Chatham Garden Theatre in 1824-1825.
