He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometimes); I've Got the Wonder Where He Went (and When He's Coming Back Blues): Museum Object and Cultural History

He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometimes); I've Got the Wonder Where He Went (and When He's Coming Back Blues): recording date: 1922. recording artist: Lucille Hegamin and her Blue Flame Syncopators. manufacturer: Black Swan.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Lucille Hegamin and her Blue Flame Syncopators. side 1: He May Be Your Man (But He Comes To See Me Sometimes); side 2: I've Got the Wonder Where He Went (And When He's Coming Back Blues) (Black Swan 2049). 78 rpm.

Materials, dates and provenance

recording date: 1922
recording artist: Lucille Hegamin and her Blue Flame Syncopators
manufacturer: Black Swan
Object Name: sound recording
Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
place made: United States: New York, New York
ID Number: 1988.0698.1220
catalog number: 1988.0698.1220
accession number: 1988.0698
collector/donor number: H60
maker number: 2049
Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
Data Source: National Museum of American History

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