"Woody Woodpecker": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Woody Woodpecker": publishing date: 1948. publisher: Leeds Music Corporation. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song, “The Woody Woodpecker Song,” by George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss. It was published by Leeds Music Corporation in 1948.
Woody Woodpecker is an animated character, created by Walter Lantz and Ben Hardaway in 1940. The Walter Lantz studio produced theatrical short films featuring Woody Woodpecker from 1940 to 1972.
”The Woody Woodpecker Song” was a hit recording by Kay Kyser, released on Columbia 38197, in 1948.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1948
- publisher: Leeds Music Corporation
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1989.0090.01
- accession number: 1989.0090
- catalog number: 1989.0090.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Edwin K. Robinson
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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