Maple On the Hill; Take the News To Mother: Museum Object and Cultural History
Maple On the Hill; Take the News To Mother: recording date: 1936. recording date: 1935. recording artist: Callahan Brothers.
The object in the museum catalogue
Callahan Brothers. side 1: Maple on the Hill; side 2: Take the News To Mother (Melotone 6-06-57). 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1936. Side 2 was recorded in in 1935. This coupling was released on other American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
Melotone Records was an American budget record label founded by Warner/Brunswick Records, in 1930. Melotone featured jazz and popular dance music of the period, most often using pseudonyms for New York area studio musicians on the recordings. In 1932, Melotone was acquired by the American Record Corporation (ARC). The label ceased production in 1938.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1936
- recording date: 1935
- recording artist: Callahan Brothers
- manufacturer: Melotone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.12725
- collector/donor number: 7843
- maker number: 6-06-57
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.12725
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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