FISHTRUCK BOOGIE / BLOWING MY HORN: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

LP (a) and sleeve (b) of Kitty Kaye And The Cats, "Fishtruck Boogie" and Allen Thomas and Orchestra's "Blowing My Horn." The LP has a red label on the front and back that begins with the logo for [HAWK / RECORD]. Underneath on either side of the hole are record manufacturing information, [72053-A] and [E3KB-5393]. The same information is on the back except for a B on the left side to signify the back of the record. Below the hole is the title of the song, [FISHTRUCK BOOGIE] and the performing artist, [Kitty Kaye and the Cats]. At the bottom of both sides of the record is the Record labels address, [HAWK RECORD CO: / Cleveland, Ohio / 2136 E. 105th Street]. The back of the LP song reads, [BLOWING MY HORN / Music by Allen Thomas], and the artist, [Allen Thomas and Orchestra].

The sleeve is made from brown paper that has aged and darkened. A white paper is attached to the upper right corner that reads in black print, [160 DUKE / BOBBY BLUE BLAND / I LEARNED MY LESSON / I CAN'T BELIEVE]. On the right, [Capitol], is handwritten in black crayon. The back is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1953
• Owned by: Bill Hawkins, American, 1909 - 1975
• Manufactured by: RCA Records, founded 1901
• Published by: Hawk Record, American, 1953
• Recorded by: Kitty Kaye and the cats, American, born 1953
• Recorded by: Allen Thomas and Orchestra, American, founded 1953
• Type: 78 rpm records
• Medium: vinyl with adhesive and ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Record whole): 9 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (25.1 × 25.1 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sleeve): 10 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (26 × 25.7 cm)
• Place printed: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Orchestral (Music)
• Topic: Radio
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2018.91.4.1ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of W. Allen Taylor, son of "Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins," The First Black Disc Jockey of Cleveland, Ohio
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.