Wild Man Blues; Melancholy: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Jack Winn and his Dallas Dandies. side 1: Wild Man Blues; side 2: Melancholy (Brunswick 500.165) 78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1927 and released on Brunswick (U.S.) 3567

Jack Wynn/Winn and his Dallas Dandies is a pseudonym on Brunswick 500.165 for Johnny Dodds' Black Bottom Stompers.

Materials, dates and provenance

• recording date: 1927
• recording artist: Jack Winn and his Dallas Dandies
• manufacturer: Brunswick
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
• place made: France
• ID Number: 1988.0698.0147
• catalog number: 1988.0698.0147
• accession number: 1988.0698
• collector/donor number: M147
• maker number: 500.165
• Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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