My Record Will Be There / Amazing Grace: Museum Object and Cultural History
My Record Will Be There / Amazing Grace: Date: 1946. Created by: Apollo Records, American, 1944 - 1962. Recorded by: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928.
The object in the museum catalogue
The Dixie Hummingbirds 78rpm, 10” record with the song “My Record Will Be There” backed with “Amazing Grace” and released by Apollo Records. The record is made of plastic and has teal paper labels with the Apollo logo, a drawing of Apollo, and the song titles.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1946
- Created by: Apollo Records, American, 1944 - 1962
- Recorded by: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
- Recorded by: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Recorded by: James Bodie Davis, American, 1916 - 2007
- Recorded by: Willie Bobo, American, 1934 - 1983
- Recorded by: Beachy Thompson, American, 1915 - 1994
- Type: 78 rpm records
- Medium: plastic (possibly polyvinyl chloride);
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: Diameter: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2013.13.32
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- 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: © Apollo Records Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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