Frankie & Johnny: Museum Object and Cultural History
Frankie & Johnny: recording date: 1946. recording artist: Duke Ellington Orchestra. manufacturer: SD Records.
The object in the museum catalogue
Duke Ellington Orchestra. side 1: Frankie & Johnny (part 1); side 2: Frankie & Johnny (part 2) (SD Records UP 501). 78 rpm. Recorded at the Civic Opera House, Chicago, January 29, 1946.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1946
- recording artist: Duke Ellington Orchestra
- manufacturer: SD Records
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1988.0698.0972
- catalog number: 1988.0698.0972
- accession number: 1988.0698
- maker number: UP 501
- collector/donor number: E86
- Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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