Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White; St. Louis Blues Mambo Vinyl Single: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White; St. Louis Blues Mambo Vinyl Single: date made: 1955. Object Name: sound recording. Physical Description: vinyl (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This is the 7-inch 45 rpm single containing Perez Prado and his orchestra’s rendition of “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” with the B-side “St. Louis Blues Mambo.” Originally released in 1955, the single featured trumpeter Bill Regis and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for ten consecutive weeks. The instrumental was used as the theme for the 1955 film “Underwater” starring Jane Russell. This record is the RCA Gold Standard reissue from 1962.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1955
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7 in; x 17.78 cm
- ID Number: 1982.0095.38
- accession number: 1982.0095
- catalog number: 1982.0095.38
- Credit Line: Gift of Dick Clark
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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