Handful of Keys; Viper's Drag: Museum Object and Cultural History
Handful of Keys; Viper's Drag: recording date: 1929. recording date: 1934. release date: 1942.
The object in the museum catalogue
Fats Waller. side 1: Handful of Keys; side 2: Viper's Drag (RCA Victor 27768), from the album, Waller On the Ivories (Victor P-109) 78 rpm.Side 1 was originally recorded in 1929 and released on Victor V-38508. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1934 and released on Victor 25015. The album was released in 1942.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- recording date: 1934
- release date: 1942
- recording artist: Waller, Fats
- manufacturer: RCA Victor
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New Jersey, Camden
- general subject association: Music
- ID Number: 1978.0670.427
- maker number: 27768
- catalog number: 1978.0670.427
- accession number: 1978.0670
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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