Baby Doll; Lost Your Head Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
Baby Doll; Lost Your Head Blues: recording date: 1926. recording artist: Smith, Bessie. recording artist: Smith, Joe.
The object in the museum catalogue
Bessie Smith. side 1: Baby Doll; side 2: Lost Your Head Blues (Columbia 35674). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1926 and released on Columbia 14147-D. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1926 and released on Columbia 14158-D.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1926
- recording artist: Smith, Bessie
- recording artist: Smith, Joe
- recording artist: Henderson, Fletcher
- manufacturer: Columbia
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1988.0698.2103
- catalog number: 1988.0698.2103
- accession number: 1988.0698
- collector/donor number: S65
- maker number: 35674
- Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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