Name/Title
"MY BLACKBIRDS ARE BLUEBIRDS NOW"Entry/Object ID
2003.78.1.1Description
Color: Black; Blue; Orange; White
"My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now," words by Irving Caesar and music by Cliff Friend, published by Leo Feist, Inc., New York, 1928. The cover has a background of orange, various shades of blue, and white sections. At the top is the title, with the name of entertainer Eddie Cantor and the name of the stage production "Whoopee" at the lower left. Cantor's photograph with two bluebirds flanking him is at the center. At the bottom right are the names of the composers and publisher. The arrangement of the fox trot, with a ukulele arrangement at the bottom right of the first page by May Singhi Breen, covers three pages. The inside front cover has a sample of a Feist song and there are four other samples with images of the sheet covers on the back cover. With minor creases, some soiling, minor discoloration, light foxing, and some finger stains, the overall condition is good.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 ObjectsSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Sheet music, Leo Feist, Inc., Popular music--1921-1930
