Rock, Rhythm & Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
Rock, Rhythm & Blues: Date: 1989. Published by: Warner Bros. Records, Inc., American, founded 1958. Type: audio cassettes.
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Sextet (Chi mi frena): Historical Recording and Credits
Sextet (Chi mi frena): Catalogue date: 1917-01-25. Original format: Sound recording. Genre: Classical music; Opera.
Motown: History and Key Facts
Motown is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group.
Grunge: History and Key Facts
Grunge (originally known as the Seattle Sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged during the mid-1980s in the U.S.
Madchester: History and Key Facts
Madchester was a musical and cultural scene that emerged in the English city of Manchester during the late 1980s, closely associated with the indie dance movement.
Live Aid: History and Key Facts
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fund-raising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985.
Disco Demolition Night: History and Key Facts
Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball (MLB) promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot.
CBGB: History and Key Facts
CBGB was a New York City music club opened in 1973 by Hilly Kristal and his ex-wife Karen Kristal at 315 Bowery in the East Village in Manhattan, New York City.
Rock Against Racism: History and Key Facts
Rock Against Racism (RAR) was a political and cultural movement which emerged in 1976 in reaction to a rise in racist attacks on the streets of the United Kingdom and increasing support for the f
Portrait of grammar school kids at a Christmas choir event: Museum Object and Cultural History
Portrait of grammar school kids at a Christmas choir event: Date: 1970. Photograph by: Martha Olson, American. Type: gelatin silver prints.
Chromogenic print of Luis Rivera and his sister Jessica: Museum Object and Cultural History
Chromogenic print of Luis Rivera and his sister Jessica: Date: 2004. Photograph by: Akintola Hanif, American, born 1972. Subject of: Luis Rivera Jr., American, 1985 - 2005.
Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow: Museum Object and Cultural History
Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow: Date: 1981. Designed by: M. Julian, American, 1975 - 2000. Owned by: Kurtis Blow, American, born 1959.
Photographic postcard of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic postcard of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Date: ca. 1905. Published by: Breitkopf & Härtel, German, founded 1719. Subject of: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, British, 1875 - 1912.
Sweet Sisters #2: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sweet Sisters #2: Date: 2008. Created by: Kesha Bruce, American. Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children.
Untitled: Museum Object and Cultural History
Untitled: Date: 2010s. Photograph by: Gerard H. Gaskin, Trinidadian American, born 1965. Subject of: Unidentified.
Each Minute Seems a Million Years; You Must Walk the Line: Museum Object and Cultural History
Each Minute Seems a Million Years; You Must Walk the Line: recording date: 1944. recording date: 1945. release date: 1947.
If Your Love Like the Rose Should Die; Wreck of the No.9: Museum Object and Cultural History
If Your Love Like the Rose Should Die; Wreck of the No.9: recording date: 1927. recording artist: Dalhart, Vernon. recording artist: Robison, Carson.
Honest Confession Is Good For the Soul; Fame Apart From God's Approval: Museum Object and Cultural History
Honest Confession Is Good For the Soul; Fame Apart From God's Approval: recording date: 1937. recording artist: Macon, Uncle Dave. retailer: Montgomery Ward.
Gusle Bow: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gusle Bow: Date made: 1800-1899. Object Name: bow. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
Swapping Song; The Old Maid / Early One Morning: Museum Object and Cultural History
Swapping Song; The Old Maid / Early One Morning: recording date: 1945. recording date: 1944. release date: 1948.
St. James' Infirmary; When You're Smiling: Museum Object and Cultural History
St. James' Infirmary; When You're Smiling: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Primrose, Joe. recording artist: Smith, Sunny.
"Waiting For the Robert E. Lee": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Waiting For the Robert E. Lee": date made: 1924-1926. Object Name: music chart. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
The Game Kid and His Blues; Game Kid Wouldn't Work / Buddy Carter: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Game Kid and His Blues; Game Kid Wouldn't Work / Buddy Carter: recording date: 1938. recording artist: Morton, Jelly Roll. manufacturer: Circle.
“Mickey”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“Mickey”: date made: 1918. publisher: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.. Object Name: sheet music.
Slavery as it Exists in America./ Slavery as it Exists in England.: Museum Object and Cultural History
Slavery as it Exists in America./ Slavery as it Exists in England.: Date made: 1850. depicted: Thompson, George. maker: Haven, Joshua P..
Tillie's Downtown Now; The Buzzard: Museum Object and Cultural History
Tillie's Downtown Now; The Buzzard: recording date: 1935. release date: 1941. recording artist: Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five.
Wenger Viola D'amore: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wenger Viola D'amore: date made: 1722. Object Name: viola d'amore. Physical Description: spruce (overall material).
Lake Havasu City Dixieland Jazz Fstival Button: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lake Havasu City Dixieland Jazz Fstival Button: date made: 1991. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Wailing Blues; Trying To Stop My Crying: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wailing Blues; Trying To Stop My Crying: recording date: 1930. recording date: 1928. recording artist: Cellar Boys.
Jerome Jazz Button: Museum Object and Cultural History
Jerome Jazz Button: date made: 1993. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Franz Electric Metronome: Museum Object and Cultural History
Franz Electric Metronome: date made: 1940-1950. manufacturer: Franz Manufacturing Co.. Object Name: metronome.
The Flight of the Bumble Bee; Concerto for Trumpet: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Flight of the Bumble Bee; Concerto for Trumpet: recording date: 1939. recording date: 1941. release date: 1946.
Duck Foot Sue; Missouri Mule: Museum Object and Cultural History
Duck Foot Sue; Missouri Mule: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Sherman & Lee. recording artist: Miller, Bob.
King Of the Zulu's; Lonesome Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
King Of the Zulu's; Lonesome Blues: recording date: 1926. recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five. manufacturer: British Rhythm Society.
"Austrian National Hymn": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Austrian National Hymn": manufacturing date: 1897-1899. manufacturer: Regina Music Box Company. Object Name: music box disc.
Sermon on the Mount and the Miracles; Betrayal and The Last Supper: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sermon on the Mount and the Miracles; Betrayal and The Last Supper: manufacturer: Religious Records. Object Name: sound recording. Physical Description: shellac (overall material).
Weary Blues; Franklin Street Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
Weary Blues; Franklin Street Blues: recording date: 1942. recording artist: Bunk Johnson's Jazz Band. recording artist: Johnson, Willie "Bunk".
He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometimes); I've Got the Wonder Where He Went (and When He's Coming Back Blues): Museum Object and Cultural History
He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometimes); I've Got the Wonder Where He Went (and When He's Coming Back Blues): recording date: 1922. recording artist: Lucille Hegamin and her Blue Flame Syncopators. manufacturer: Black Swan.
Phil Spitalny: Museum Object and Cultural History
Phil Spitalny: recording artist: Spitalny, Phil. distributer: Armed Forces Radio Service. Object Name: sound recording.
Yodeling Them Blues Away; Never No Mo' Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
Yodeling Them Blues Away; Never No Mo' Blues: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Greene, Amos. manufacturer: Supertone.