Why Not Tonight; My Saviour First of All: Museum Object and Cultural History
Why Not Tonight; My Saviour First of All: recording date: 1928. recording artist: Hutchens Brothers. recording artist: McGhee, John.
The object in the museum catalogue
Hutchens Brothers. side 1: Why Not Tonight; side 2: My Saviour First of All (Champion 15693) 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1928 and initially released on Gennett 6690. Side 2 was recorded in 1928 and initially released on Gennett 6749.
Hutchens Brothers is a pseudonym on Champion for John McGhee and Frank Welling.
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. The Champion trademark was sold to Decca Records, which continued to issue releases on Champion from 1935 to 1936
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1928
- recording artist: Hutchens Brothers
- recording artist: McGhee, John
- recording artist: Welling, Frank
- 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: 1996.0320.18283
- label number: 15693
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.18283
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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