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Recording artist:
Callahan Brothers  Search this
Manufacturer:
Melotone  Search this
Physical Description:
shellac (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sound recording
Place made:
United States
Recording date:
1934
Description:
<p>Callahan Brothers. side 1: True Lover; side 2: North Carolina Moon (Melotone M 13018).<br>78 rpm. This same coupling was released on various American Record Corporation (ARC) labels.</p>
<p>Melotone Records was an American budget record label founded by Warner/Brunswick Records, in 1930. Melotone featured jazz and popular dance music of the period, most often using pseudonyms for New York area studio musicians on the recordings. In 1932, Melotone was acquired by the American Record Corporation (ARC). The label ceased production in 1938.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Related Publication:
Russell, Tony. Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942
ID Number:
1996.0320.12742
Collector/donor number:
17898
Maker number:
M 13018
Accession number:
1996.0320
Catalog number:
1996.0320.12742
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9cec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1289462