Name/Title
"ALONG THE WAY TO WAIKIKI"Entry/Object ID
2001.93.1.6Description
Color: Blue; Brown; Green; Purple; White; Yellow
Sheet music entitled "Along the Way to Waikiki," with lyrics by Gus Kahn and music by Richard A. Whiting, published by Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1927. The artifact has a blue front cover with the title at the top in yellow, as well as the composers' names in green. At the left of the center is a sepia tone photograph of Al Jolson. The name of Dorothy Talley is handwritten across the top of the image in black ink, and at the bottom are the words, "FEATURED BY / AL JOLSON." At the right of the center is a color drawing of a man and a woman walking along a palm tree covered beach. The man plays a ukelele and the woman, who wears a grass skirt, has her arm around his shoulder. The name of the publisher is in blue at the bottom left corner. On the back is a white and purple advertisement for other song titles which were available through the publisher. The ad features a partial score to the song "You're a Great Big Lonesome Baby," with lyrics by Gus Kahn and music by Charles L. Cooke and Richard A. Whiting. With abrasions; some creases; dented corners; surface soiling; light stains; and small tears, the object is in fair condition.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Music, SheetNomenclature Primary Object Term
Composition, MusicalNomenclature Sub-Class
Literary WorksNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
SingersSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Sheet music, Jerome H. Remick & Co., Music--20th Century, Popular music--United States