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Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?

Title:
Sheet music and vinyl recording of Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Recorded by:
Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975  Search this
Created by:
Decca Records, British, founded 1929  Search this
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
mat board with ink on paper, vinyl
Dimensions:
H x W (in frame): 29 7/8 × 15 3/4 × 7/8 in. (75.9 × 40 × 2.2 cm)
H x W (sheet music): 11 9/16 × 8 13/16 in. (29.4 × 22.4 cm)
Diameter (vinyl): 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm)
Type:
sheet music
78 rpm records
Date:
1944
Topic:
African American  Search this
Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2010.59.3ab
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1943, 1944 Universal Music Corp.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
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
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d32d2c6-a486-4af4-9fa3-cf138d542740
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.59.3ab
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Louis Jordan "Blue Light Boogie": Mr. Personality, In Person!

Title:
Program for a Louis Jordan performance in New Orleans, Louisiana
Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975  Search this
Dew Drop Inn, American, 1938 - 1972  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)
Type:
programs
Place used:
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1949
Topic:
African American  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
Object number:
2011.145.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c3d2175-9625-4b84-8741-4e7e6bbc78cf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.145.2
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Photograph of Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

Photograph by:
James J. Kriegsmann, 1909 - 1994  Search this
Subject of:
Louis Jordan, American, 1908 - 1975  Search this
Chester Lane, American, 1912 - 2004  Search this
John Kirkwood, American  Search this
Thurber Jay, American, born 1918  Search this
Bert Payne, American  Search this
Bob Mitchell, American  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Tympany Five, American, 1938 - 1961  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.8 × 25.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1938-1961
Topic:
African American  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Photography  Search this
Rhythm and blues (Music)  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.83
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f691142-619d-4e62-899e-b574ae17e330
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.83
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