Gold Record, “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)”

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Object Details

recording artist

Staple Singers

maker

Disc Award, Ltd.

Description

This “Gold” record for the Staple Singers single “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” was presented to the Annapolis, Maryland radio station WANN in 1973. In 1973, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIIA) certified a single as “gold” when it sold a million units sold to retailers. This gold record was presented to WANN by the Staple Singers record label Stax Records. WANN, a white-owned radio station, cultivated an African American audience during the 1950s by focusing its programming on African American news and music, and starring the charismatic African American DJ Hoppy Adams.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Morris H. Blum

date made

1973 - 1974

ID Number

2002.0319.05

accession number

2002.0319

catalog number

2002.0319.05

Object Name

award

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

glass (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 12 in x 12 in x 1 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 30.48 cm x 3.81 cm

place made

United States: California, Los Angeles

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

Music & Musical Instruments

American Enterprise

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-580a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1190157