Sheet Music, The One Man Band: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet Music, The One Man Band: date made: 1931. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
The object in the museum catalogue
In a "one-man band" one musician plays several instruments and may sing. This piece by that title was introduced and recorded by bandleader Ted Weems and cowritten by another bandleader, Phil Baxter. Featured on the cover is are images of a single, uniformed, African American band member and numerous musical instruments.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1931
- Object Name: Sheet Music
- Object Type: Sheet Music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 23.4 cm x 30.3 cm; 1/32 in x 9 7/32 in x 11 15/16 in
- Subject: Mathematics
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 1988.3086.055
- catalog number: 1988.3086.055
- nonaccession number: 1988.3086
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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