B. B. King #1: Museum Object and Cultural History
B. B. King #1: Date: 2008. Written by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015. Owned by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015.
The object in the museum catalogue
A track list handwritten by B. B. King. The list is written in black ink on white, lined paper. The list contains twenty-five (25) song titles. Written above the list is “B. B. King #1.” “B. B. King” is written in the top left corner. Notes and edits appear on the left margin next to the list.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2008
- Written by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015
- Owned by: B.B. King, American, 1925 - 2015
- Type: lists
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.6 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2019.83.2.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: No known copyright restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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