Tell My Mother I'm in Heaven; Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair: Museum Object and Cultural History
Tell My Mother I'm in Heaven; Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair: recording date: 1933. recording artist: Maple City Four. manufacturer: Conqueror.
The object in the museum catalogue
Maple City Four. side 1: Tell My Mother I'm in Heaven; side 2: Rockin' Alone in an Old Rockin' Chair (Conqueror 8165). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1933. Side 1 was initially released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels. Side 2 was was only released on Conqueror 8165.
Conqueror Records was a budget record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. Most of the recordings originated from the Plaza Music Company and later the American Record Corporation (ARC) and Vocalion/Okeh, with some only appearing on Conqueror. The label was active from 1928 to 1942.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1933
- recording artist: Maple City Four
- manufacturer: Conqueror
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.20453
- accession number: 1996.0320
- label number: 8165
- catalog number: 1996.0320.20453
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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