Pretty Boy Floyd; Singing a Song in Sing Sing: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pretty Boy Floyd; Singing a Song in Sing Sing: recording date: 1934. recording artist: Whitley, Ray. recording artist: Eider, Odis.
The object in the museum catalogue
side 1: Ray Whitley. Pretty Boy Floyd; side 2: Ray Whitley and Odis Eider. Singing a Song in Sing Sing (Melotone M 13219). 78 rpm.
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: 1934
- recording artist: Whitley, Ray
- recording artist: Eider, Odis
- manufacturer: Melotone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- general subject association: Music
- ID Number: 1981.0762.41
- maker number: M 13219
- accession number: 1981.0762
- catalog number: 1981.0762.41
- Credit Line: Mrs. Fern V. Brown in honor Bob Viney
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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