I Cover the Waterfront; Lover, Come Back To Me: Museum Object and Cultural History

I Cover the Waterfront; Lover, Come Back To Me: recording date: 1944. recording artist: Holiday, Billie. recording artist: Eddie Heywood Trio.

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The object in the museum catalogue

side 1: Billie Holiday and Eddie Heywood and his Orchestra. I Cover tghe Waterfront; side 2: Billie Holiday and the Eddie Heywood Trio. Lover, Come Back To Me (Commodore 7516). 78 rpm.

Materials, dates and provenance

recording date: 1944
recording artist: Holiday, Billie
recording artist: Eddie Heywood Trio
recording artist: Eddie Heywood and his Orchestra
manufacturer: Commodore
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: 1988.0698.1368
catalog number: 1988.0698.1368
accession number: 1988.0698
collector/donor number: H206
maker number: 7516
Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
Data Source: National Museum of American History

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