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The Bums Rush; Who Said I Was a Bum?: Museum Object and Cultural History

The Bums Rush; Who Said I Was a Bum?: recording date: 1928. recording artist: Luther, Frank. manufacturer: Domino.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Frank Luther. side 1: The Bums Rush; side 2: Who Said I Was a Bum? (Domino 4240). 78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1928 and released on various Plaza Music Company labels.

The Plaza Music Company was formed in New York City with the Banner Record label, in 1922. The company acquired several smaller labels in the 1920s including Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal. In 1929, the Plaza Music Company, Cameo Record Corporation, and Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation merged into the American Record Corporation (ARC). Plaza began a single matrix series for all of its labels in 1923, beginning with 5000. ARC would continue using this system after the merger.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1928
  • recording artist: Luther, Frank
  • manufacturer: Domino
  • Object Name: sound recording
  • Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
  • Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
  • place made: United States: New York, New York
  • ID Number: 1996.0320.20028
  • label number: 4240
  • catalog number: 1996.0320.20028
  • accession number: 1996.0320
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.

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