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Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door / Wynonie's Blues

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    Object Details

    Published by

    Apollo Records, American, 1944 - 1962

    Recorded by

    Wynonie Harris, American, 1915 - 1969

    Description

    This is a 78 rpm recording of the single "Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door" backed with "Wynonie's Blues" recorded by Wynonie Harris. The black shellac disc has a black circular central label with white text around the top margin that reads “ MASTERWORKS IN JAZZ.” Under the text there is a drawing of a male figure, shown from the shoulders up. The figure is turning his head over his left shoulder. Across the bottom half of the drawing if large white text that reads “APOLLO.” Under this text on the proper right side is smaller text that reads “Vocal Blues.” The bottom half of the label has large white text at the top that reads “WYNONIE’S BLUES / (Wynonie Harris) / Wynonie “Blues” Harris / with / Illinois Jacquet and his / All Stars.” There is no jacket or sleeve with this album. The release number of the record is 362.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Savanna Vaughn and C. Warfield Clark, M.D.

    Date

    1945

    Object number

    2011.173.97

    Restrictions & Rights

    © 1945 Apollo Records
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    78 rpm records

    Medium

    vinyl

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Record Albums

    Exhibition

    Musical Crossroads

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5246f2090-b99d-4519-bfec-ccdca414f73c

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.173.97

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