“I Went Out of My Way”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“I Went Out of My Way”: publishing date: 1941. performer: Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. publisher: Broadcast Music, Inc..
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “I Went Out of My Way” which was written and composed by Helen Bliss. The sheet music was published by Broadcast Music, Inc. The grey and red cover signed by IM-HO features an inset photograph of Guy Lombardo, and the cover notes that the song was “introduced and featured by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians.” Lombardo founded the “Royal Canadians” in 1924 with his three brothers.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1941
- performer: Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
- publisher: Broadcast Music, Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 in; 31.115 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1983.0320.04
- accession number: 1983.0320
- catalog number: 1983.0320.04
- 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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