The Glory Land Way; Singing on the Journey Home: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Glory Land Way; Singing on the Journey Home: recording date: 1928. recording artist: Goodman Sacred Singers. recording artist: McDonald Quartette.
The object in the museum catalogue
Goodman Sacred Singers. side 1: The Glory Land Way; side 2: Singing on the Journey Home (Champion 16100) 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1928 and released on Gennett 6705. Side 2 was recorded in 1928.
Goodman Saced Singers is a pseudonym on Champion for the McDonald Quartette.
Champion was a budget label manufactured by Gennett, the premier label of the Starr Piano Company, maker of pianos, phonographs and records. Champion records were originally manufactured and sold by Kresge stores but became more widely available through other retailers. The Champion label was active from 1925 to 1934.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1928
- recording artist: Goodman Sacred Singers
- recording artist: McDonald Quartette
- manufacturer: Champion
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: Indiana, Richmond
- ID Number: 1996.0320.16836
- label number: 16100
- catalog number: 1996.0320.16836
- 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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