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Naw I Don't Wanna Be Rich; I Wish I Was Single Again: Museum Object and Cultural History

Naw I Don't Wanna Be Rich; I Wish I Was Single Again: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Robison, Carson. recording artist: Luther, Frank.

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The object in the museum catalogue

side 1: Carson Robison. Naw I Don't Wanna Be Rich; side 2: Frank Luther. I Wish I Was Single Again (Crown 3084). 78 rpm.

Crown Records was a budget label started by the Plaza Music Company after its merger with the American Record Corporation (ARC) in 1930. Crown oversaw the Homestead Records mail order label from ARC. Crown and its subsidiaries were active until 1933.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1931
  • recording artist: Robison, Carson
  • recording artist: Luther, Frank
  • manufacturer: Crown
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.26129
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.26129
  • collector/donor number: 8668
  • maker number: 3084
  • 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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