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Boogie And Blues

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Recorded by

    The Aristocats, American
    Al Mitchell, American
    Art Maryland, American
    Joe Alexander, American

    Distributed by

    HiFi Records, American, founded 1956

    Owned by

    Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995

    Description

    A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP vinyl record (a) of the album "Boogie and Blues" recorded by the Aristocats, with album cover (b). The album cover shows the members of the group leaning and sitting on a car. They are wearing light orange colored tuxedos and are holding their instruments. Pictured from left to right is Al Mitchell, Art Maryland and Joe Alexander. The record is stamped in red [NOT FOR SALE / DEMONSTRATION ONLY]

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett

    Date

    1958

    Object number

    2016.161.3.2ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    record covers
    long-playing records

    Medium

    vinyl, ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)
    Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Record Albums

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Jazz (Music)
    Rhythm and blues (Music)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569ce7872-02de-45a1-b5fc-1e99c0339d89

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2016.161.3.2ab

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