BLUEBIRD, SING ME A SONG / I MUST BE DREAMING

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"BLUEBIRD, SING ME A SONG / I MUST BE DREAMING"

Entry/Object ID

2003.151.1.2

Description

"BLUEBIRD, SING ME A SONG / I MUST BE DREAMING" Color: Black; White A 78-rpm recording including "Bluebird, Sing Me a Song," written by Davis and Hanley and "I Must Be Dreaming," written by Dubin, Flaherty, and Sherman and both performed by Ruth Etting, distributed by the Columbia label, 1393-D (songs 145849 and 145850), 1928. The label has the company logo and name; notation that the songs were vocals with piano accompaniment; notes that the recording was "Viva-tonal" and done through "Electrical Process; the song title; the songwriters' names; performer's names; the identification number for the record and the individual songs; patent dates, and the company name and place of business. On the A-side, there is what appears to be an original label from the Meier & Frank department store in Portland, Oregon on the label. With grime, label fading, scratches, and some adhesive or residue on side B, the overall condition is fair.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Phonograph records, Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc., Popular music--1921-1930

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Phonograph Records