The Entertainer's Rag; Jim Jams: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Entertainer's Rag; Jim Jams: release date: 1950. recording artist: Turner, Ray. manufacturer: Capitol.
The object in the museum catalogue
Ray Turner. side 1: The Entertainer's Rag; side 2: Jim Jams (Capitol 15437), from the album, Honky-Tonk Piano (Capitol CC-187). 78 rpm.
This album cover was painted by American artist William George (b. 1930). George is an American illustrator and painter who studied under Norman Rockwell. George’s work has been featured on album covers, paperback crime and western covers, and magazine covers.
Materials, dates and provenance
- release date: 1950
- recording artist: Turner, Ray
- manufacturer: Capitol
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
- general subject association: Music
- ID Number: 1978.0670.456
- maker number: 15437
- maker number: CC-187
- accession number: 1978.0670
- catalog number: 1978.0670.456
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- 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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