Sourced music history reference: history, people and documented cultural context.
She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes; Who Broke the Lock On the Hen-house Door?: recording date: 1929. recording artist: Smoky Mountain Ramblers. manufacturer: Supertone.
Nebuchadneezar; Pretzels: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Miller, Bob. manufacturer: Melotone.
Thie Double Harmonica: maker: Thie, Wilhelm. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
Planchettes, set of: date made: 1847-1850. Object Name: planchettes. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
“Fly Song”: publishing date: 1897. composer: Olcott, Chauncey. publisher: M. Witmark & Sons.
Gorman's Original Philadelphia Church Choir Company: Date made: 1879 or before. depicted: Henry, Emma. maker: Thomas, Henry Atwell.
“Red Domino Song”: publishing date: 1909. composer: Henry, S. R.. publisher: Joseph W. Stern and Company.
"If I Only Had a Home Sweet Home": publishing date: 1906. publisher: Will Rossiter. Object Name: sheet music.
In the Valley of Yesterday; Swaller-Tail Coat: recording date: 1934. recording artist: Frank Luther Trio. manufacturer: Conqueror.
Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister?; You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Luther, Frank. manufacturer: Melotone.
Don't Make Me Go To Bed and I'll Be Good; I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven: recording date: 1942. recording artist: Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys. manufacturer: Columbia.
A Picture of Life's Other Side; The Red River Valley: recording date: 1931. recording artist: Kincaid, Bradley. manufacturer: Melotone.
I'll Think of You Sweetheart; Jew's Harp Bill: recording date: 1930. recording artist: Fields, Arthur. recording artist: Hall, Fred.
Kneel At the Cross; The Church In the Wildwood: recoridng date: 1936. recording artist: Chuck Wagon Gang. manufacturer: Columbia.
Doin' the Best I Can; The Time Will Come: recording date: 1925. recording artist: Massey, Guy. manufacturer: Perfect.
Zulu Nation Marcus Garvey Jacket: depicted: Garvey, Marcus. Object Name: coat. Physical Description: fabric (overall material).
Pitch Pipe: Object Name: pitch pipe. Physical Description: metal (overall material). Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 1.27 cm.
Randall's Rag / Maple Leaf Rag; Maple Leaf Rag: recording date: 1938. recording artist: Morton, Jelly Roll. manufacturer: Circle.
“The Captain Told the Mate”: date made: 1901. performer: Powers, James T.. publisher: T. B. Harms & Co..
One O'Clock Jump; Two O'Clock Jump: recording date: 1947. recording artist: Garner, Errol. recording artist: Mills, Jackie.
Florodora - "The Shade of the Palm": date made: 1897-1899. maker: Mermod Freres. Object Name: music box disc.
“The Girlie with the Baby Stare”: date made: 1902. publisher: Sol Bloom. Object Name: sheet music.
Dear Old Southland; Body and Soul: recording date: 1930. recording date: 1935. recording artist: Henry Allen and his Orchestra.
Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee Button: date made: 1988. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
"I Get The Blues When It Rains": date made: 1929. recording artist: Ford & Glenn. maker: Forster Music Publisher, Inc..
Cornet Case: date made: 1898. maker: C. G. Conn. Object Name: case with accessories.
High Society; Terrible Blues: recording date: 1942. recording artist: Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band. manufacturer: Jazz Man.
Il Dulce Suono: recording date: 1907. recording artist: Melba, Nellie. manufacturer: RCA Victor.
Little Birdie; As Free a Little Bird As Can Be: recording date: 1927. recording artist: Price, William. recording artist: Hammond, John.
Tombo Harmonic Minor Harmonica: date made: ca 1990. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).
New England Idyls [Idylls], Op. 62 Nos. 8 & 10.: manufacturer: Aeolian Co.. Object Name: player piano roll. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Mardi Gras 2000 Button: date made: 2000. user: Levin, Floyd. Object Name: button.
Black bow tie worn by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: The Custom Shop, American, founded 1937. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
Uniform for the FAMU marching band: Date: 2000-2009. Manufactured by: Fruhauf Uniforms, Inc., American, founded 1910. Subject of: Florida A&M University, American, founded 1887.
Photographic print of Maxine Sullivan and Paula Williams: Date: ca. 1955. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.
Clifford Jordan, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Clifford Jordan, American, 1931 - 1993.
The Gospel Truth: Date: 1959. Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973. Distributed by: Mercury Records, American, founded 1945.
DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One, United Skates of America, Queens: Date: 1985-1986. Photograph by: Harry Allen, American, born 1964. Subject of: Scott La Rock, American, 1962 - 1987.
Pink satin "J.J. Fad in Effect" jacket worn by MC J.B.: Date: ca. 1988. Manufactured by: Hartwell, American. Worn by: MC J.B., American.
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of related bands and musicians from Palm Desert, California that began in the early 1990s.