Little Birdie; As Free a Little Bird As Can Be: Museum Object and Cultural History
Little Birdie; As Free a Little Bird As Can Be: recording date: 1927. recording artist: Price, William. recording artist: Hammond, John.
The object in the museum catalogue
William Price. side 1: Little Birdie; side 2: As Free a Little Bird As Can Be (Challenge 332) 78 rpm. Side 1 was initially released on Gennett 6256. Side 2 was only released on Challenge 332.
Challenge Records, introduced in 1927, was a budget record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. Recordings from other labels such as Banner, Gennett, and Paramount were the source of many Challenge releases as most did not require royalty payments. Many recordings were released using pseudonyms for the recording artists. The last of the Challenge recordings were released in 1931.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1927
- recording artist: Price, William
- recording artist: Hammond, John
- manufacturer: Challenge
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.23237
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.23237
- maker number: 332
- collector/donor number: 1513
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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