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Published by:
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919  Search this
Composed by:
Lionel Richie, American, born 1949  Search this
Recorded by:
Commodores, American, founded 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12 × 9 1/16 × 1/16 in. (30.5 × 23 × 0.2 cm)
Type:
sheet music
Date:
1978
Description:
Sheet music for the song "Three Times A Lady" performed by the Commodores. The front cover of the booklet features a group portrait of The Commodores. The Commodores are pictured wearing white costumes decorated with metal plates and sequins. There are six men featured in the photograph; Lionel Richie stands in the middle of the back row. Blue and black type above the photograph of The Commodores reads: [Three Times A Lady / Words and Music by / LIONEL RICHIE / Recorded by THE COMMODORES on MOTOWN RECORDS]. The interior contains musical scales and lyrics for the song.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Composers (Musicians)  Search this
Funk (Music)  Search this
Soul (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2016.68.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537c6f2b3-502b-46b5-954f-87c2eb62425d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.68.4