"Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Is You Is, or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)": publishing date: 1943. publisher: Leeds Music. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t (Ma' Baby),” by Billy Austin and Louis Jordan. It was published by Leeds Music in New York, New York in 1943. This song was featured in the 1944 Universal Pictures musical film Follow the Boys, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starred George Raft and Vera Zorina. The cover features images of the cast of the film.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1943
- publisher: Leeds Music
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1984.1117.18
- catalog number: 1984.1117.18
- accession number: 1984.1117
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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