Rev. F. W. McGee (1927-1930): Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled “REV. F. W. McGee (1927-1930)” recorded by REV. F. W. McGee. The vinyl record (2014.98.19a) has a white label with black text. The album sleeve (2014.98.19b) is white with black text. A box in the top left corner is black text that reads [REV. F. W. McGEE / 1927-1930 / Sermons with Congregational Singing and / Jazz Band Accompaniment]. In the bottom right corner of the sleeve is a black-and-white photographic portrait of REV. F. W. McGee, pictured from the shoulders up wearing a dark-colored suit. The back of the sleeve has a track listing as well as information on where and when each track was recorded. The recordings took place in Chicago between 1927-1929 and in New York City in 1930. Below the track listing is a note [Compiled and produced by Johnny Parth].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: recorded 1927-1930; manufactured after 1985
• Recorded by: Ford Washington McGee, American, 1890 - 1971
• Produced by: Johnny Parth, Austrian, born 1930
• Distributed by: Eden Records, Austrian
• Manufactured by: Document Records, Scottish, founded 1985
• Type: record covers
• Type: long-playing records
• Medium: vinyl, ink on paper
• Dimensions: Diameter (record): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.5 × 31.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Preaching
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.98.19ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
• 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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.