Sputnik Dance / I'll Be the One; A Vision / Stay a Little Longer: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sputnik Dance / I'll Be the One; A Vision / Stay a Little Longer: Date made: 1958. maker: RCA Victor. Object Name: sound recording.
The object in the museum catalogue
The Equadors. side 1: Sputnik Dance / I'll Be the One; side 2: A Vision / Stay a Little Longer (RCA EPA 4286). 45 rpm.
Alan Turner, the lead singer in The Equadors, a Philadelphia rhythm and blues band, composed the song "Sputnik Dance," which the group recorded in early 1958. Track 2 on this side was the song "I'll Be the One." The other side had songs "A Vision" and "Stay a Little Longer." The Equadors later renamed the group The Modern Ink Spots, and sang for several years.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1958
- maker: RCA Victor
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7 in; 17.78 cm
- Place Made: United States: New Jersey, Camden
- ID Number: 2007.0048.01
- accession number: 2007.0048
- catalog number: 2007.0048.01
- maker number: EPA 4286
- Credit Line: GIft of Steven C. Turner
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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