"(I'VE GOT THE BLUES) BUT I'M JUST TOO MEAN TO CRY"
Entry/Object ID
2001.93.1.2
Description
"(I'VE GOT THE BLUES) BUT I'M JUST TOO MEAN TO CRY"
Color: Blue; White
Sheet music entitled, "(I've Got the Blues) But I'm Just Too Mean to Cry," with lyrics by Mitchell Parish and Eleanor Young, and music by Harry D. Squires, published by the Joe Morris Music Co., 1921. The artifact has a blue cover with the title at the top of the front. At the center is a photograph of singer Sophie Tucker within a circle. Around the circle are many white flowers. The names of the composers are at the bottom right. The name and address of the publisher are across the bottom. All of the lettering is in white. On the top of the back in blue are the words, "TRY THIS ON YOUR PIANO." At the center is part of the score of "Rosy Cheeks," composed by the same group as the latter. On the inside front cover is a partial score for "Jealous of You," with lyrics and music by Max C. Freedman, Nelson Ingham, and Edward Johnson. With light abrasions; small creases; slightly dented corners; a tear along the edge; surface soiling; and other small tears, the object is in fair condition.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Music, Sheet
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Composition, Musical
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Literary Works
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Singers
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Sheet music, Joe Morris Music Co., Music--20th Century, Popular music--United States
