Message of a Broken Heart; The Roundup in the Spring: Museum Object and Cultural History
Message of a Broken Heart; The Roundup in the Spring: recording date: 1933. recording artist: Fox, Glen. recording artist: Wilson, Joe.
The object in the museum catalogue
Glen Fox and Joe Wilson. side 1: Message of a Broken Heart; side 2: The Roundup in the Spring (Vocalion 5496). 78 rpm. Both tracks were initially released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
Glen Fox and Joe Wison is a pseudonym on Vocalion for Asa Martin and James Roberts,
In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1933
- recording artist: Fox, Glen
- recording artist: Wilson, Joe
- manufacturer: Vocalion
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.16391
- collector/donor number: 14294
- maker number: 5496
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.16391
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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