Popular Entertainment

This Museum's popular entertainment collections hold some of the Smithsonian's most beloved artifacts. The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz reside here, along with the Muppet character Kermit the Frog, and props from popular television series such as M*A*S*H and All in the Family. But as in many of the Museum's collections, the best-known objects are a small part of the story.

The collection also encompasses many other artifacts of 19th- and 20th-century commercial theater, film, radio, and TV—some 50,000 sound recordings dating back to 1903; posters, publicity stills, and programs from films and performances; puppets; numerous items from World's Fairs from 1851 to 1992; and audiovisual materials on Groucho Marx, to name only a few.

Benny Goodman's Quintet. side 1: Pick-a-Rib [part 1]; side 2: Pick-a-Rib [part 2] (Blue Ace 224).78 rpm. These tracks were originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26166.Blue Ace was a bootleg record label, founded around the late 1940s.
Description (Brief)

Benny Goodman's Quintet. side 1: Pick-a-Rib [part 1]; side 2: Pick-a-Rib [part 2] (Blue Ace 224).
78 rpm. These tracks were originally recorded in 1938 and released on Victor 26166.

Blue Ace was a bootleg record label, founded around the late 1940s. The label was dedicated to the unauthorized reissue of jazz recordings from the 1935-1942 period. Brooklyn record store owner Sam Meltzer is allegedly to have produced the recordings, who was also associated with the bootleg Hot Jazz Club of America [HJCA] recordings, which focused on jazz recordings of the 1920s.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1938
recording artist
Benny Goodman's Quintet
manufacturer
Blue Ace
ID Number
1988.0698.1109
catalog number
1988.0698.1109
accession number
1988.0698
collector/donor number
G80
maker number
224
Paul Revere and The Raiders. side 1: The Great Airplane Strike; side 2: In My Community (Columbia 4-43810)45 rpm. Accessioned with original printedsleeve.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Paul Revere and The Raiders. side 1: The Great Airplane Strike; side 2: In My Community (Columbia 4-43810)
45 rpm. Accessioned with original printedsleeve.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1966
recording artist
Paul Revere and The Raiders
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.3034.06452
catalog number
1996.3034.06452
label number
4-43810
nonaccession number
1996.3034
various artists. Historic Jazz Concert at Music Inn (Atlantic 1298).33-1/3 rpm.Music Inn, also called the Music Barn, was an inn, performance venue, and the summer program of jazz education for the Lenox School of Jazz, in Lenox Massachusetts.
Description (Brief)

various artists. Historic Jazz Concert at Music Inn (Atlantic 1298).
33-1/3 rpm.

Music Inn, also called the Music Barn, was an inn, performance venue, and the summer program of jazz education for the Lenox School of Jazz, in Lenox Massachusetts. From 1957-1960, the school featuring faculty including Dizzy Gillespie, Jimmy Giuffre, Percy Heath, and Connie Kayvenue. The performance venue and inn was in in operation from 1950–1979.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1956
manufacturer
Atlantic
ID Number
1978.0670.801
maker number
1298
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.801
Frank and James McCravy. side 1: The Dollar and the Devil; side 2: The Great Judgment Morning (Columbia 15544-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Frank and James McCravy. side 1: The Dollar and the Devil; side 2: The Great Judgment Morning (Columbia 15544-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1930
recording artist
McCravy, James
McCravy, Frank
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.20844
catalog number
1996.0320.20844
accession number
1996.0320
label number
15544-D
Herb Cook. side 1: I Wonder Why; side 2: Just a Little Happiness (Columbia 15778-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Herb Cook. side 1: I Wonder Why; side 2: Just a Little Happiness (Columbia 15778-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1931
recording artist
Cook, Herb
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.13828
collector/donor number
10137
maker number
15778-D
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.13828
Bush Brothers. side 1: I'll Make It My Home; side 2: A Look Inside the Glory Gate (Columbia 15649-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Bush Brothers. side 1: I'll Make It My Home; side 2: A Look Inside the Glory Gate (Columbia 15649-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1930
recording artist
Bush Brothers
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.12592
collector/donor number
3108
maker number
15649-D
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.12592
Charles Brooks. side 1: Baby; side 2: My Mammy's Cabin (Columbia 15733-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Charles Brooks. side 1: Baby; side 2: My Mammy's Cabin (Columbia 15733-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1931
recording artist
Brooks, Charles
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.12273
collector/donor number
8788
maker number
15733-D
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.12273
Ganus Brothers Quartet. side 1: Have a Sunny Smile; side 2: Rejoice In God (Columbia 15390-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ganus Brothers Quartet. side 1: Have a Sunny Smile; side 2: Rejoice In God (Columbia 15390-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1928
recording artist
Ganus Brothers Quartette
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.16517
label number
15390-D
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.16517
Ma Rainey. side 1: Dream Blues; side 2: Lost Wandering Blues (Paramount 12098).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ma Rainey. side 1: Dream Blues; side 2: Lost Wandering Blues (Paramount 12098).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1924
recording artist
Rainey, Ma
manufacturer
Paramount
ID Number
1996.0320.17581
accession number
1996.0320
maker number
12098
catalog number
1996.0320.17581
Bush Brothers. side 1: Keep Your Light Shining; side 2: The Pathway (Columbia 15524-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Bush Brothers. side 1: Keep Your Light Shining; side 2: The Pathway (Columbia 15524-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1929
recording artist
Bush Brothers
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.12594
collector/donor number
9149
maker number
15524-D
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.12594
The Deal Family. side 1: The Home Coming Week; side 2: Where Shall I Be (Columbia 15670-D).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
The Deal Family. side 1: The Home Coming Week; side 2: Where Shall I Be (Columbia 15670-D).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1929
recording artist
Deal Family
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1996.0320.15145
collector/donor number
10599
maker number
15670-D
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.15145
All-American Glee Club. side 1: Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech (track 1) Hail to Georgia (track 2) Cavalier Song/Virginia, Hail, All Hail (track 3); side 2: Carolina's Day (track 1) Hark!
Description
All-American Glee Club. side 1: Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech (track 1) Hail to Georgia (track 2) Cavalier Song/Virginia, Hail, All Hail (track 3); side 2: Carolina's Day (track 1) Hark! The Sound of Tarheel Voice/Here Comes Carolina (track 2) (Victor 26684), from the album, College Songs, Vol. 3 - Southern (Victor P 34).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1940
manufacturer
Victor
ID Number
1988.0384.25
accession number
1988.0384
maker number
26684
catalog number
1988.0384.25
Bob Crosby and his Orchestra. side 1: Ec-Stacy; side 2: Chain Gang (Decca DU 40145).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Bob Crosby and his Orchestra. side 1: Ec-Stacy; side 2: Chain Gang (Decca DU 40145).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Bob Crosby and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Decca
ID Number
1978.0670.213
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.213
maker number
DU 40145
Jack Simmons and the Kramdenettes. I Want a Wife Like Alice Kramden (Home By Dawn HD-001)33-1/3 rpmCurrently not on view
Description (Brief)
Jack Simmons and the Kramdenettes. I Want a Wife Like Alice Kramden (Home By Dawn HD-001)
33-1/3 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1983
ID Number
1989.0372.01
catalog number
1989.0372.01
accession number
1989.0372
maker number
HD-001
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. side 1: Drop Me Off at Harlem; side 2: Merry-Go-Round (Columbia 35837), from the album, Hot Jazz Classics - Duke Ellington (Columbia C-38).78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1933 and released on Brunswick 6527.
Description
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra. side 1: Drop Me Off at Harlem; side 2: Merry-Go-Round (Columbia 35837), from the album, Hot Jazz Classics - Duke Ellington (Columbia C-38).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1933 and released on Brunswick 6527. Side 2 was dubbed from the original 1933 recording. The album was released in 1940.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1933
release date
1940
recording artist
Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
manufacturer
Columbia
ID Number
1978.0670.490
maker number
35837
C-38
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.490
Laurindo Almeida. Guitar From Ipanema (Capitol T-2197).33-1/3 rpmCurrently not on view
Description (Brief)
Laurindo Almeida. Guitar From Ipanema (Capitol T-2197).
33-1/3 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1964
recording artist
Almeida, Laurindo
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.802
maker number
T-2197
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.802
Bunny Berigan and his Blue Boys. side 1: You Took Advantage of Me; side 2: Chicken and Waffles (Decca 18117), from the album, Gemsof Jazz, Vol. 2 (Decca A-201).78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1935. This album was released in 1941.Currently not on view
Description
Bunny Berigan and his Blue Boys. side 1: You Took Advantage of Me; side 2: Chicken and Waffles (Decca 18117), from the album, Gemsof Jazz, Vol. 2 (Decca A-201).
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1935. This album was released in 1941.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1935
release date
1941
recording artist
Bunny Berigan and his Blue Boys
manufacturer
Decca
ID Number
1978.0670.548
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
18117
A-201
catalog number
1978.0670.548
side 1: Lyn Murray and his Orchestra with Audrey Marsh. I'm Wishing; side 2: Lyn Murray and his Orchestra with Harrison Knox. One Song (Decca 23328), from the album, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Decca A-368).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
side 1: Lyn Murray and his Orchestra with Audrey Marsh. I'm Wishing; side 2: Lyn Murray and his Orchestra with Harrison Knox. One Song (Decca 23328), from the album, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Decca A-368).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
Lyn Murray and his Orchestra
Marsh, Audrey
Knox, Harrison
manufacturer
Decca
ID Number
1979.1023.116
accession number
1979.1023
maker number
23328
A-368
catalog number
1979.1023.116
Doc Evans Ensemble. side 1: Fidgety Feet; side 2: Clarinet Marmalade (Disc 6071), from the album, Doc Evans' Dixieland Five (Disc).78 rpm.Album cover illustration was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992).
Description

Doc Evans Ensemble. side 1: Fidgety Feet; side 2: Clarinet Marmalade (Disc 6071), from the album, Doc Evans' Dixieland Five (Disc).
78 rpm.

Album cover illustration was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
recording artist
Doc Evans Ensemble
artist
Martin, David Stone
manufacturer
Disc
ID Number
1978.0670.603
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
6071
catalog number
1978.0670.603
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1967
recording artist
Presley, Elvis
Jordanaires
manufacturer
RCA Victor
ID Number
1996.3034.06139
label number
47-9115
catalog number
1996.3034.06139
nonaccession number
1996.3034
Count Basie and his Orchestra. Basie Plays Hefti (Roulette R-52011).33-1/3 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Count Basie and his Orchestra. Basie Plays Hefti (Roulette R-52011).
33-1/3 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1958
recording artist
Count Basie and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Roulette
ID Number
1978.0670.752
maker number
R-52011
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.752
Sunny and The Sunliners. side 1: No One Else Will Do; side 2: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Tear Drop 3027)45 rpmThis 7-inch 45 rpm record contained the Sunny and the Sunliners single “Out of Sight—Out of Mind” with the B-side “No One Else Will Do” released in March of 1964.
Description

Sunny and The Sunliners. side 1: No One Else Will Do; side 2: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Tear Drop 3027)

45 rpm

This 7-inch 45 rpm record contained the Sunny and the Sunliners single “Out of Sight—Out of Mind” with the B-side “No One Else Will Do” released in March of 1964. The song was arranged by Glenn Preen and produced by Crazy Cajun label owner Huey P. Meaux. Sunny & the Sunliners was a mainly Chicano group from San Antonio specializing in Tejano cover songs. This record was a promotional D. J. copy.

Location
Currently not on view (sleeve)
date made
1964
recording artist
Sunny and the Sunliners
manufacturer
Tear Drop
ID Number
1996.3034.07613
catalog number
1996.3034.07613
label number
3027
nonaccession number
1996.3034
This 7-inch 45 rpm record contained the Sunny and the Sunglows single “Talk To Me” with the B-side “Every Week, Every Month, Every Year” that was released in 1963.
Description
This 7-inch 45 rpm record contained the Sunny and the Sunglows single “Talk To Me” with the B-side “Every Week, Every Month, Every Year” that was released in 1963. Sunny and the Sunglows later changed their name to Sunny and the Sunliners, and are credited by this moniker on the B-side of the record. This record was pressed in England by the Decca Record Company, and recorded by Tear Drop in Philadelphia. Sunny & the Sunliners was a mainly Chicano group from San Antonio specializing in Tejano cover songs, the single “Talk To Me” hit number 11 on the Billboard Top 100.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1963
composer
Seneca, Joe
recording artist
Sunny and the Sunliners
composer
Valier, Alton
manufacturer
London
ID Number
1996.0153.20138
catalog number
1996.0153.20138
accession number
1996.0153
label number
HL 9792
Emil Klinger and The Happy Rangers. side 1: Oh My Oh Kiss Me; side 2: They'll Never Make a Monkey Out of Me (Schlegel's Recording Company ES-109/110).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Emil Klinger and The Happy Rangers. side 1: Oh My Oh Kiss Me; side 2: They'll Never Make a Monkey Out of Me (Schlegel's Recording Company ES-109/110).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
1996.0320.19339
catalog number
1996.0320.19339
label number
ES-109/110
accession number
1996.0320

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