"Lonesome and Sorry": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Lonesome and Sorry": date made: 1926. composer: Davis, Benny. composer: Conrad, Con.
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song "Lonesome and Sorry," by Denny Davis and Con Conrad. It was published by Henry Waterson Inc. in New York, New York in 1926. The cover features an image of the trio, Charles Adler, Harry Weil, and Oscar Herman, who featured this song as The California Hummingbirds.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1926
- composer: Davis, Benny
- composer: Conrad, Con
- maker: Henry Waterson, Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 1/8 in x 9 1/8 in; 30.7975 cm x 23.1775 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- ID Number: 2016.3175.08
- nonaccession number: 2016.3175
- catalog number: 2016.3175.08
- Credit Line: Gift of Ryan Lintelman
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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