Snap Your Fingers; I Want to Be In Dixie: Museum Object and Cultural History
Snap Your Fingers; I Want to Be In Dixie: recording date: 1912. recording date: 1911. recording artist: Jolson, Al.
The object in the museum catalogue
side 1: Al Jolson. Snap Your Fingers; side 2: Collins and Harlan. I Want To Be in Dixie (Victor 17075) 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1911. Side 2 was recorded in 1912. This pressing was released in 1923.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1912
- recording date: 1911
- recording artist: Jolson, Al
- recording artist: Collins, Arthur
- recording artist: Harlan, Byron G.
- manufacturer: Victor
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New Jersey, Camden
- ID Number: 1985.0256.01
- accession number: 1985.0256
- maker number: 17075
- catalog number: 1985.0256.01
- Credit Line: Gift of The Jolson Centennial Committee (through Nathaniel P. Berman)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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