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"I Get The Blues When It Rains": Museum Object and Cultural History

"I Get The Blues When It Rains": date made: 1929. recording artist: Ford & Glenn. maker: Forster Music Publisher, Inc..

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The object in the museum catalogue

This sheet music is for the song "I Get the Blues When It Rains," with words by Marcy Klauber and music by Harry Stoddard. It was published by Forster Music Publisher, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois in 1929. As indicated on the cover, this song was featured by the duo Ford and Glenn (Ford Rush and Glenn Rowell). The cover features an image of American Jazz bandleader Sam Lanin (1891-1977).

Materials, dates and provenance

  • date made: 1929
  • recording artist: Ford & Glenn
  • maker: Forster Music Publisher, Inc.
  • Object Name: sheet music
  • Physical Description: paper (overall material)
  • Physical Description: ink (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 1/8 in; 30.48 cm x 23.1775 cm
  • place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
  • ID Number: 2016.3175.07
  • nonaccession number: 2016.3175
  • catalog number: 2016.3175.07
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ryan Lintelman
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.

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