Cow Cow Boogie; That's the Way It Is: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cow Cow Boogie; That's the Way It Is: recording date: 1943. recording date: 1945. release date: 1948.

The object in the museum catalogue
Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald. side 1: Cow Cow Boogie; side 2: That's the Way It Is (Decca 25047), from the album, Ink Spots - Ella Fitzgerald Souvenir Album (Decca A-657). 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1943 and initially released on Decca 18587. Side 2 was recorded in 1945 and initially released on Decca 23399. This album was released in 1948.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1943
- recording date: 1945
- release date: 1948
- recording artist: Fitzgerald, Ella
- recording artist: Ink Spots
- manufacturer: Decca
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1981.0656.498
- accession number: 1981.0656
- maker number: A-657
- maker number: 25047
- catalog number: 1981.0656.498
- Credit Line: Gift of Eula W. Wake in Memory of Harry Wake
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
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