I'll Think of You Sweetheart; Jew's Harp Bill: Museum Object and Cultural History
I'll Think of You Sweetheart; Jew's Harp Bill: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Fields, Arthur. recording artist: Hall, Fred.
The object in the museum catalogue
Joe and Zeb Gaunt. side 1: I'll Think of You Sweetheart; side 2: Jew's Harp Bill (Velvet Tone 2091-V). 78 rpm.
Joe and Zeb Gaunt is a pseudonym on Velvet Tone for Arthur Fields and Fred Hall.
Velvet Tone Records was a division of Columbia Records from 1925 to 1932. It was a budget record label that was comprised of recordings identical to that of Columbia’s budget labels, Harmony Records and Diva Records.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1930
- recording artist: Fields, Arthur
- recording artist: Hall, Fred
- manufacturer: Velvet Tone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.16607
- accession number: 1996.0320
- label number: 2091-V
- catalog number: 1996.0320.16607
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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