Object Details
publisher
Calumet Music Company
Description (Brief)
This sheet music is for the song “The Band Played On.” Charles P. Ward composed the music for the song and John F. Palmer wrote the lyrics. The Calumet Music Company of Chicago, Illinois published this sheet music in 1936. The black and yellow cover has a black and white image of a man and woman dancing closely. The song’s lyrics described how “Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde as the band played on.”
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1936
ID Number
1983.0424.149
accession number
1983.0424
catalog number
1983.0424.149
Object Name
sheet music
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_670969