Popular Entertainment

Elvis Presley Record

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.

Name: Capitol

Animal Fair; I Was Born a Hundred Years Ago

Tex Ritter. side 1: Animal Fair; side 2: I Was Born a Hundred Years Ago (Capitol 25012), from the album, Songs For Children (Capitol DC 91).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: Animal Fair; side 2: I Was Born a Hundred Years Ago (Capitol 25012), from the album, Songs For Children (Capitol DC 91).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05220
maker number
25012
DC 91
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05220

Gilberto & Jobim

João Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim and his Orchestra. Gilberto & Jobim (Capitol T-2160).33-1/3 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
João Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim and his Orchestra. Gilberto & Jobim (Capitol T-2160).
33-1/3 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1964
recording artist
Gilberto, Joao
Antonio Carlos Jobin and his Orchestra
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.750
maker number
T-2160
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.750

On Brave Old Army Team / Anchors Aweigh; Yale "Boola" Song / The Princeton Cannon Song

Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: On Brave Old Army Song [track 1] Anchors Aweigh [track 2]; side 2: Yale "Boola Song" [track 1] The Princeton Cannon Song [track 2] (Capitol 10142), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: On Brave Old Army Song [track 1] Anchors Aweigh [track 2]; side 2: Yale "Boola Song" [track 1] The Princeton Cannon Song [track 2] (Capitol 10142), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Jan Garber and His Orchestra
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1981.0656.518
maker number
10142
CD-95
accession number
1981.0656
catalog number
1981.0656.518

Moonlight on the Colorado; The Waltz You Saved for Me

Cliffie Stone. side 1: Moonlight on the Colorado; side 2: The Waltz You Saved for Me (Capitol 48030), from the album, Waltzes (Capitol AD 108).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Moonlight on the Colorado; side 2: The Waltz You Saved for Me (Capitol 48030), from the album, Waltzes (Capitol AD 108).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Stone, Cliffie
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05301
maker number
48030
AD 108
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05301

Come Fly with Me

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1958
recording artist
Sinatra, Frank
maker
Capitol
ID Number
2015.0215.0025
accession number
2015.0215
catalog number
2015.0215.0025
maker number
EAP 3-920

Precious Memories; Would You Care If Jesus Left You?

Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: Precious Memries; side 2: Would You Care If Jesus Left You? (Capitol 48035), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: Precious Memries; side 2: Would You Care If Jesus Left You? (Capitol 48035), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05318
maker number
48035
AD 136
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05318

Too Young; Mona Lisa

This is a 7-inch 45 rpm singled containing the Nat King Cole song “Mona Lisa” with the B-side “Too Young.” The single was originally released in 1951, this Starline Oldies rerelease with matrix number 45-AA23577 was rereleased in the 1960s.
Description
This is a 7-inch 45 rpm singled containing the Nat King Cole song “Mona Lisa” with the B-side “Too Young.” The single was originally released in 1951, this Starline Oldies rerelease with matrix number 45-AA23577 was rereleased in the 1960s. Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, “Mona Lisa” was performed with the backing of Les Baxter and his Orchestra, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950 due to its appearance in Captain Carey, U.S.A before becoming the hit single by Nat King Cole.
release date
1951
recording artist
Cole, Nat King
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1982.0095.23
accession number
1982.0095
catalog number
1982.0095.23

Billy the Kid; The Pony Express

Tex Ritter. side 1: Billy the Kid; side 2: The Pony Express (Capitol 20037), from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: Billy the Kid; side 2: The Pony Express (Capitol 20037), from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1945
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05223
maker number
20037
BD-14
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05223

I Feel Fine; She's a Woman

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1964
recording artist
Beatles
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.3034.00442
catalog number
1996.3034.00442
label number
5327
nonaccession number
1996.3034

Dixieland Shuffle; Careless Love

Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. side 1: Dixieland Shuffle; side 2: Careless Love (Capitol 15433), from the album, Pete Daily's Dixieland Band (Capitol CC-183).78 rpm.This album cover was painted by American artist William George (b. 1930).
Description

Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. side 1: Dixieland Shuffle; side 2: Careless Love (Capitol 15433), from the album, Pete Daily's Dixieland Band (Capitol CC-183).
78 rpm.

This album cover was painted by American artist William George (b. 1930). George is an American illustrator and painter who studied under Norman Rockwell. George’s work has been featured on album covers, paperback crime and western covers, and magazine covers.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Pete Daily's Dixieland Band
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.452
maker number
15433
CC-183
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.452

At the Jazz Band Ball; High Society

Nappy LaMare's Louisiana Levee Loungers. side 1: At the Jazz Band BallL; side 2: High Society (Capitol 10025), from the album, The History of Jazz Vol. 1 - The 'Solid' South (Capitol CE-16).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Nappy LaMare's Louisiana Levee Loungers. side 1: At the Jazz Band BallL; side 2: High Society (Capitol 10025), from the album, The History of Jazz Vol. 1 - The 'Solid' South (Capitol CE-16).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1945
recording artist
Nappy Lamare's Louisiana Levee Loungers
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.083
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
10025
catalog number
1978.0670.083

Beauty and the Beat!

Peggy Lee and George Shearing. Beauty and the Beat! (Capitol T-1219).33-1/3 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Peggy Lee and George Shearing. Beauty and the Beat! (Capitol T-1219).
33-1/3 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1959
recording artist
Lee, Peggy
Shearing, George
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.749
maker number
T-1219
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.749

Kindness to Animals; Truthfulness

Fanny Brice. side 1: Kindness to Animals; side 2: Truthfulness (Capitol 7-32025), from the album, Baby Snooks (Capitol DC 3081).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Fanny Brice. side 1: Kindness to Animals; side 2: Truthfulness (Capitol 7-32025), from the album, Baby Snooks (Capitol DC 3081).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1949
recording artist
Brice, Fanny
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05061
maker number
7-32025
DC 3081
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05061

Cripple Creek; Sally Good'in'

Cliffie Stone. side 1: Cripple Creek; side 2: Sally Goodin' (Capitol 20099), from the album, Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Cripple Creek; side 2: Sally Goodin' (Capitol 20099), from the album, Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1947
recording artist
Stone, Cliffie
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05298
maker number
BD 44
20099
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05298

Cactus Jackson Had a Ranch; The Green Grass Grew All Around

Tex Ritter. side 1: Cactus Jackson Had a Ranch; side 2: The Green Grass Grew All Around (Capitol 25014), from the album, Songs For Children (Capitol DC 91).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: Cactus Jackson Had a Ranch; side 2: The Green Grass Grew All Around (Capitol 25014), from the album, Songs For Children (Capitol DC 91).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05222
maker number
25014
DC 91
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05222

Froggy Went A-Courtin'; Night-Herding Song

Tex Ritter. side 1: Froggy Went A-Courtin'; side 2: Night- Herding Song (Capitol 20040), from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: Froggy Went A-Courtin'; side 2: Night- Herding Song (Capitol 20040), from the album, Children's Songs and Stories (Capitol BD-14).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1945
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05226
maker number
20040
BD-14
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05226

It's Only a Paper Moon; Easy Listening Blues

The King Cole Trio. side 1: It's Only a Paper Moon; side 2: Easy Listening Blus (Capitol 20012), from the album, Capitol presents The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1943. Side 2 was recorded in 1944.Currently not on view
Description
The King Cole Trio. side 1: It's Only a Paper Moon; side 2: Easy Listening Blus (Capitol 20012), from the album, Capitol presents The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).
78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1943. Side 2 was recorded in 1944.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
1944
recording artist
King Cole Trio
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.450
maker number
20012
BD-8
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.450

Sweet Lorraine; Embraceable You

The King Cole Trio. side 1: Sweet Lorraine; side 2: Embraceable You (Capitol 20009), from the album, Capitol presents: The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1943. The album was released in 1944.Currently not on view
Description
The King Cole Trio. side 1: Sweet Lorraine; side 2: Embraceable You (Capitol 20009), from the album, Capitol presents: The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1943. The album was released in 1944.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1943
recording artist
King Cole Trio
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.447
maker number
20009
BD-8
catalog number
1978.0670.447
accession number
1978.0670

Don't Go out Tonight My Darling; I Just Don't Care Anymore

Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: Don't Go Out Tonight My Darling; side 2: I Just Don't Care Anymore (Capitol 48036), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: Don't Go Out Tonight My Darling; side 2: I Just Don't Care Anymore (Capitol 48036), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05319
maker number
48036
AD 136
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05319

Bake Them Hoecakes Brown; The Gal I Left Behind Me

Cliffie Stone. side 1: Bake Them Hoecakes Brown; side 2: The Gal I Left Behind Me (Capitol 20100), from the album,Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cliffie Stone. side 1: Bake Them Hoecakes Brown; side 2: The Gal I Left Behind Me (Capitol 20100), from the album,Square Dances (Capitol BD 44).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1947
recording artist
Stone, Cliffie
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05299
maker number
20100
BD 44
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05299

Fire on the Mountain / The Fun's All Over Now; Swing the Ladies Up and Down

Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: Fire on the Mountain [track 1] The Fubn's All Over Now [rack 2]; side 2: Swing the Ladis Up and Down (Capitol 48037), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers. side 1: Fire on the Mountain [track 1] The Fubn's All Over Now [rack 2]; side 2: Swing the Ladis Up and Down (Capitol 48037), from the album, Music from the Hills (Capitol AD 136).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Uncle Henry's Original Kentucky Mountaineers
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05320
maker number
48037
AD 136
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05320

Crossing Streets; Table Manners

Fanny Brice. side 1: Crossing Streets; side 2: Table Manners (Capitol 7-32024), from the album, Baby Snooks (Capitol DC 3081).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Fanny Brice. side 1: Crossing Streets; side 2: Table Manners (Capitol 7-32024), from the album, Baby Snooks (Capitol DC 3081).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1949
recording artist
Brice, Fanny
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05060
maker number
7-32024
DC3081
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05060

The Man I Love; Body and Soul

The King Cole Trio. side 1: The Man I Love; side 2: Body and Soul (Capitol 20010), from the album, Capitol presents: The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8). 78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
The King Cole Trio. side 1: The Man I Love; side 2: Body and Soul (Capitol 20010), from the album, Capitol presents: The King Cole Trio (Capitol BD-8).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1944
recording artist
King Cole Trio
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.448
maker number
20010
BD-8
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.448

Big Rock Candy Mountain; Thank You

Tex Ritter. side 1: Big Rock Candy Mountain; side 2: Thank You (Capitol 25013), from the album, Songs For Children (Capitol DC 91).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Tex Ritter. side 1: Big Rock Candy Mountain; side 2: Thank You (Capitol 25013), from the album, Songs For Children (Capitol DC 91).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
release date
1948
recording artist
Ritter, Tex
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1996.0320.05221
maker number
25013
DC 91
accession number
1996.0320
catalog number
1996.0320.05221

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