The Crow Song; The Deserted Cabin: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Crow Song; The Deserted Cabin: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Johns, Whitey. manufacturer: Challenge.
The object in the museum catalogue
Whitey Johns. side 1: The Crow Song; side 2: The Deserted Cabin (Challenge 878) 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1929 and released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.
Challenge Records, introduced in 1927, was a budget record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. Recordings from other labels such as Banner, Gennett, and Paramount were the source of many Challenge releases as most did not require royalty payments. Many recordings were released using pseudonyms for the recording artists. The last of the Challenge recordings were released in 1931.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1929
- recording artist: Johns, Whitey
- manufacturer: Challenge
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.18656
- accession number: 1996.0320
- label number: 878
- catalog number: 1996.0320.18656
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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