Didn't It Rain?; Oh Lord How Long: Museum Object and Cultural History
Didn't It Rain?; Oh Lord How Long: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Famous Garland Jubilee Singers. manufacturer: Romeo.
The object in the museum catalogue
Famous Garland Jubilee Singers. side 1: Didn't It Rain?; side 2: Oh Lord How Long (Romeo 5062). 78 rpm. Both tracks were released on other American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
Famous Garland Jubilee Singers is a pseudonym for Bryant’s Jubilee Quartet
Romeo Records, a budget label of Cameo Records, was started in 1926. The discs were sold entirely at S.H. Kress and Company stores. In 1929, the Cameo Record Corporation and its subsidiaries, became part of the original merger of record labels that formed the American Record Corporation. Romeo continued to be released through 1938.
In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1931
- recording artist: Famous Garland Jubilee Singers
- manufacturer: Romeo
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.16526
- accession number: 1996.0320
- label number: 5062
- catalog number: 1996.0320.16526
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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