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The Railroad Bum; The Grave By the Whispering Pine

American History Museum

Object Details

recording artist

Riley, George

manufacturer

Oriole

Description

George Riley. side 1: The Railroad Bum; side 2: The Grave By the Whispering Pine (Oriole 8032)
78 rpm. This same coupling was released on other American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.

George Riley is a pseudonym on Oriole for Goebel Reeves.

Oriole Records was an American budget record label sold exclusively by McCrory Stores from 1921 to 1938.

In 1929, the American Record Corporation (ARC) was established with the merger of three companies. These were the Cameo Record Corporation (which owned Cameo, Lincoln and Romeo Records), the Pathé Phonograph and Radio Corporation (which owned Actuelle, Pathé, and Perfect), and the Plaza Music Company (which owned Banner, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, and Regal).

Location

Currently not on view

recording date

1930

ID Number

1996.0320.25851

accession number

1996.0320

catalog number

1996.0320.25851

maker number

8032

collector/donor number

8837

Object Name

sound recording

Physical Description

shellac (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm

place made

United States

Related Publication

Russell, Tony. Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-99d6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1349576
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