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So Much / Forgive and Forget: Museum Object and Cultural History

So Much / Forgive and Forget: Date: 1949. Published by: Jubilee Records, American, 1946 - 1970. Recorded by: Orioles, The, American, 1946 - 1956.

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The object in the museum catalogue

This is a black vinyl record with a blue label at its center printed with silver text. Above the record's center is the record label's logo, which reads [Jubilee] in script. Beneath the record's center is more silver text which lists the respective song titles and production information for each side. One side reads [SO MUCH / (Whitman - Miller) / THE ORIOLES]. The other side reads [FORGIVE AND FORGET / Deborah Chessler / THE ORIOLES].

Materials, dates and provenance

  • Date: 1949
  • Published by: Jubilee Records, American, 1946 - 1970
  • Recorded by: Orioles, The, American, 1946 - 1956
  • Type: 78 rpm records
  • Medium: vinyl with ink on paper (fiber product)
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 9 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.1 × 0.2 cm)
  • Topic: African American
  • Topic: Doowop (Music)
  • Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
  • Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
  • Topic: Singers (Musicians)
  • Object number: 2016.68.14
  • Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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