Blue Ridge Sweetheart; In the Hills of Tennessee: Museum Object and Cultural History
Blue Ridge Sweetheart; In the Hills of Tennessee: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Dalhart, Vernon. manufacturer: Velvet Tone.
The object in the museum catalogue
Vernon Dalhart. side 1: Blue Ridge Sweetheart; side 2: In the Hills of Tennessee (Velvet Tone 3027-V). 78 rpm.
Velvet Tone Records was a division of Columbia Records from 1925 to 1932. It was a budget record label that was comprised of recordings identical to that of Columbia’s budget labels, Harmony Records and Diva Records.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- recording artist: Dalhart, Vernon
- manufacturer: Velvet Tone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.14320
- collector/donor number: 2991
- maker number: 2037-V
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.14320
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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