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My Rocky Mountain Sweetheart; Guitar Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History

My Rocky Mountain Sweetheart; Guitar Blues: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Carlisle, Cliff. manufacturer: Broadway.

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The object in the museum catalogue

The Lonesome Hobo. side 1: My Rocky Mountain Sweetheart; side 2: Guitar Blues (Broadway 4084) 78 rpm.

Lonesome Hobo is a pseudonym on Broadway for Cliff Carlisle.

Broadway Records was a record label formed in the 1920s and manufactured by the Bridgeport Die and Machine Company in Connecticut. The early Broadway issues were from Paramount Records masters. Beginning in 1924, Broadway issued records from Emerson and Banner masters. From 1925 to 1930, Broadway issues were predominately from Banner masters, a label of the Plaza Music Company.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1931
  • recording artist: Carlisle, Cliff
  • manufacturer: Broadway
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.19809
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.19809
  • label number: 4084
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.

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