Cowboy Songs As Sung By John White: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cowboy Songs As Sung By John White: publishing date: 1930s. depicted (sitter): White, John I.. Object Name: song book.
The object in the museum catalogue
This song book Cowboy Songs as Sung by John White was issued as a premium by the Pacific Coast Borax Co., sponsor of the radio program, Death Valley Days. The cover indicates as sung by John White The Lonesome Cowboy' in Death Valley Days.
Death Valley Days was a Western anthology series broadcast on radio from 1930-1951. Stories were introduced by The Old Ranger, portrayed by a succession of actors, originating with Jack MacBryde. It also featured songs by The Lonesome Cowboy, country and western music singer John White. In 1944 the series changed its title to Death Valley Sherriff and later, in1945, The Sherriff,
Death Valley Days transitioned to television in 1952, where it aired until 1970.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1930s
- depicted (sitter): White, John I.
- Object Name: song book
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- Subject: Country (music)
- Subject: Radio
- ID Number: 2013.0234.01
- accession number: 2013.0234
- catalog number: 2013.0234.01
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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