MISSISSIPPI MUD / FROM MONDAY ON

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"MISSISSIPPI MUD / FROM MONDAY ON"

Entry/Object ID

2003.156.1.2

Description

Color: Black; White A 78-rpm recording including "Mississippi Mud," written by Harry Barris and "From Monday On," written by Barris and Bing Crosby and performed by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, issued by the Victor label, 21274-A and B (41696 and 41689), 1928. The label has a scroll-patterned border with the letters "VE" at the top and bottom; the logo of the company, showing Nipper the dog listening through a victrola's horn; the label name; the identification number; indication that the songs were fox trots; song titles in English and Spanish; songwriters' names; artist; and company name and city of business. In addition to the singing of Crosby, these recordings also featured legendary cornetist Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke. In good condition, the item has some surface grime, fading on the label on side A, and some surface scratches and scratches to the side B label.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Phonograph records, Victor Talking Machine Co., Popular music--1921-1930

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Phonograph Records