Struttin' with Some Barbecue; Confessin': Museum Object and Cultural History
Struttin' with Some Barbecue; Confessin': recording date: 1938. recording date: 1939. recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra.
The object in the museum catalogue
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. side 1: Struttin' with Some Barbecue; side 2: Confessin' (Decca 3795). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1938 and released on Decca 1661. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1939 and released on Decca 2615.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1938
- recording date: 1939
- recording artist: Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
- manufacturer: Decca
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1988.0698.0370
- catalog number: 1988.0698.0370
- accession number: 1988.0698
- collector/donor number: A370
- maker number: 3795
- Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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