When I First Sought The Lord / Tell Him You Saw Me: Museum Object and Cultural History
When I First Sought The Lord / Tell Him You Saw Me: Date: 1952. Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973. Published by: Decca Records, British, founded 1929.
The object in the museum catalogue
A 45 rpm record album with the songs “When I First Sought the Lord “and “Tell Him You Saw Me” recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The vinyl record has a black label at center with white text reading [DECCA] in large block letters at the top center. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee on January 10, 1952.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1952
- Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Published by: Decca Records, British, founded 1929
- Distributed by: Decca Records, British, founded 1929
- Type: 45 rpm records
- Medium: vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions: Diameter: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
- Place captured: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2014.98.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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