Still Boss of the Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
Still Boss of the Blues: Date: 1970s. Recorded by: Big Joe Turner, American, 1911 - 1985. Distributed by: United Superior Records, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "Still Boss of the Blues" recorded by Big Joe Turner. The front of the album jacket is blue with a white border at top. It has blue, white and yellow text. A color illustration of Joe Turner wearing a blue turtleneck is on the right side.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970s
- Recorded by: Big Joe Turner, American, 1911 - 1985
- Distributed by: United Superior Records, American
- Manufactured by: Cadet Records, American, 1965 - 1974
- Owned by: Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
- Type: record covers
- Type: long-playing records
- Medium: vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
- Dimensions: Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.161.3.11ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- 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.
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