Lyrics for “Dance with My Father” handwritten by Luther Vandross: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lyrics for “Dance with My Father” handwritten by Luther Vandross: Date: 2003. Written by: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005. Owned by: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005.
The object in the museum catalogue
The lyrics are written in blue ink on white, lined paper with black lines. The proper right edge has the "fringe" leftover from where it was torn out of a notebook. The paper is slightly wrinkled and has creases from folds. There are four sections of lyrics on the front (Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2), and two sections on the back (Bridge and Chorus 3). The lyrics are written in cursive letters. Some words are crossed out, and others were added in with smaller letters. The lyrics on the paper were written before the song was released, as they differ slightly from the final version. The top proper right corner and bottom proper left corner on the front of the paper and the top left corner and bottom right corner on the reverse side of the paper have a small grey circle design with several smaller circles inside in varying shades of grey.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2003
- Written by: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005
- Owned by: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005
- Type: songs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 7 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (19.4 × 14.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Fatherhood
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2018.87
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fonzi Thornton in Memory of Luther Vandross
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Estate of Luther Vandross Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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