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.

Place: Hollywood

Trousers worn by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
wearer
Gibb, Robin
associated institution
Bee Gees
maker
Western Costume Co.
ID Number
1983.0781.08
catalog number
1983.0781.08
accession number
1983.0781

Shirt worn by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
associated person
Gibb, Robin
associated institution
Bee Gees
maker
Western Costume Co.
ID Number
1983.0781.05
accession number
1983.0781
catalog number
1983.0781.05

Woody Woodpecker's Picnic

Featuring Mel Blanc with music by Billy May. Woody Wodd[ecker's Picnic (Capitol L-6961)33-1/3 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Featuring Mel Blanc with music by Billy May. Woody Wodd[ecker's Picnic (Capitol L-6961)
33-1/3 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1975
recording artist
Blanc, Mel J.
maker
Capitol
ID Number
1983.0555.08
accession number
1983.0555
maker number
L-6961
catalog number
1983.0555.08

Trousers worn by Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
associated person
Gibb, Maurice
associated institution
Bee Gees
maker
Western Costume Co.
ID Number
1983.0781.07
accession number
1983.0781
catalog number
1983.0781.07

Daily Planet Newspaper Prop

Daily Planet newspaper prop used in the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. This superhero adventure is about Superman's efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons on Earth. Sidney J.
Description
Daily Planet newspaper prop used in the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. This superhero adventure is about Superman's efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons on Earth. Sidney J. Furie directed this film which stars Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, and Margot Kidder.
The Daily Planet is a newspaper long featured in DC Comics as serving the fictional city of Metropolis. The paper was first introduced in Action Comics #23 and serves as the employer for Superman's alter-ego Clark Kent, as well as other long running characters such as Lois Lane, Perry White, and Jimmy Olson.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1987
maker
Warner Brothers Pictures
ID Number
1987.0213.176
accession number
1987.0213
catalog number
1987.0213.176

Tweety Pie

Mel Blanc. Tweety Pie (Capitol L-6958)33-1/3 rpmCurrently not on view
Description (Brief)
Mel Blanc. Tweety Pie (Capitol L-6958)
33-1/3 rpm
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1974
recording artist
Blanc, Mel J.
maker
Capitol
ID Number
1983.0555.06
accession number
1983.0555
maker number
L-6958
catalog number
1983.0555.06

Shirt worn by Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
wearer
Gibb, Maurice
Associated Name
Bee Gees
maker
Western Costume Co.
ID Number
1983.0781.04
accession number
1983.0781
catalog number
1983.0781.04

Trousers worn by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
wearer
Gibb, Barry
associated institution
Bee Gees
maker
Western Costume Co.
ID Number
1983.0781.09
accession number
1983.0781
catalog number
1983.0781.09

Shirt worn by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
wearer
Gibb, Barry
associated institution
Bee Gees
maker
Western Costume Co.
ID Number
1983.0781.06
accession number
1983.0781
catalog number
1983.0781.06

Pete Daily's Dixieland Band

Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. Pete Daily's Dixieland Band (Capitol H-183).33-1/3 rpm. Tracks for this album were recorded in 1947 and 1949. This album was released in 1950.This album cover was painted by American artist William George (b. 1930).
Description (Brief)

Pete Daily's Dixieland Band. Pete Daily's Dixieland Band (Capitol H-183).
33-1/3 rpm. Tracks for this album were recorded in 1947 and 1949. This album was released in 1950.

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
1947-1949
release date
1950
recording artist
Pete Daily's Dixieland Band
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.688
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
H-183
catalog number
1978.0670.688

At the Jazz Band Ball; Dixieland One Step

Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: At the Jazz Ball; side 2: Dixieland One Step (Modern 214).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: At the Jazz Ball; side 2: Dixieland One Step (Modern 214).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Ben Pollack and His Pick-a-Rib Boys
manufacturer
Modern
ID Number
2014.0105.68
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.68
maker number
214

Bag Rag; Listen to the Mocking Bird

Nappy Lamare's Strawhat Seven. side 1: Bag Rag; side 2: Listen to the Mocking Bird (Capitol 1128).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Nappy Lamare's Strawhat Seven. side 1: Bag Rag; side 2: Listen to the Mocking Bird (Capitol 1128).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Lamare, Nappy
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
2014.0105.46
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.46
maker number
1128

A Trip To Chinatown pressbook

Advertising material for the 1926 film A Trip to Chinatown, directed by Robert P. Kerr and featuring the legendary Chinese American actor Anna May Wong.
Description (Brief)
Advertising material for the 1926 film A Trip to Chinatown, directed by Robert P. Kerr and featuring the legendary Chinese American actor Anna May Wong.
date made
1926
ID Number
2017.0109.01
accession number
2017.0109
catalog number
2017.0109.01

Third Man Theme; Royal Garden Blues

Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: Third Man Theme; side 2: Royal Garden Blues (Modern 203).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: Third Man Theme; side 2: Royal Garden Blues (Modern 203).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Ben Pollack and His Pick-a-Rib Boys
manufacturer
Modern
ID Number
2014.0105.73
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.73
maker number
203

I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Charleston; Fort Worth Jail

Cavanaugh's Curbstone Cops. side 1: I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Char;eston; side 2: Fort Worth Jail (Capitol 10310).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Cavanaugh's Curbstone Cops. side 1: I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Char;eston; side 2: Fort Worth Jail (Capitol 10310).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1950
recording artist
Cavanaugh, Dave
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
2014.0105.16
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.16
maker number
1031

Mellow Mood; How High the Moon

side 1: Dodo Marmarosa Trio. Mellow Mood; side 2: Esquires All American (New Star Winners) [Dodo Marmarosa Quartet]. How High the Moon (Atomic A-225).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
side 1: Dodo Marmarosa Trio. Mellow Mood; side 2: Esquires All American (New Star Winners) [Dodo Marmarosa Quartet]. How High the Moon (Atomic A-225).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1946
recording artist
Marmarosa, Dodo
Brown, Ray
Thompson, Lucky
Mills, Jackie
manufacturer
Atomic
ID Number
2014.0105.55
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.55
maker number
A-225

Pianola; Dixieland Boogie

Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: Pianola; side 2: Dixieland Boogie (Modern 215).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: Pianola; side 2: Dixieland Boogie (Modern 215).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Ben Pollack and His Pick-a-Rib Boys
manufacturer
Modern
ID Number
2014.0105.71
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.71
maker number
215

Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night; Bittersweet

Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night; side 2: Bittersweet (Modern 216).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Ben Pollack and his Pick-A-Rib Boys. side 1: Get All My Lovin' on a Saturday Night; side 2: Bittersweet (Modern 216).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
Ben Pollack and His Pick-a-Rib Boys
manufacturer
Modern
ID Number
2014.0105.70
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.70
maker number
216

Sweet Georgia Bop; Sweet Georgia Brown

Wardell Gray and Vido Musso. side 1: Sweet Georgia Bop; side 2: Sweet Georgia Brown (Modern 20-611).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Wardell Gray and Vido Musso. side 1: Sweet Georgia Bop; side 2: Sweet Georgia Brown (Modern 20-611).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947-1948
recording artist
Gray, Wardell
Musso, Vido
manufacturer
Modern
ID Number
2014.0105.35
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.35
maker number
20-611

I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jellyroll; Melancholy

Alexander's Jazz Band. side 1: I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll; side 2: Melancholy (Triton 243).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description
Alexander's Jazz Band. side 1: I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll; side 2: Melancholy (Triton 243).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1947
recording artist
Alexander's Jazz Band
manufacturer
Trilon
ID Number
2014.0105.01
accession number
2014.0105
catalog number
2014.0105.01
maker number
243

Walking the Dog; Willie the Weeper

The 6-Alarm Six. side 1: Walking the Dog; side 2: Willie the Weeper (Tempo TR 478).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
The 6-Alarm Six. side 1: Walking the Dog; side 2: Willie the Weeper (Tempo TR 478).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1949
recording artist
6-Alarm Six
manufacturer
Tempo
ID Number
1978.0670.398
maker number
TR 478
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.398

High Society; Terrible Blues

Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: High Society; side 2: Terrible Blues (Jazz Man 15).78 rpm.Jazz Man Records was founded by David Ashford Stuart in 1941. The record label was devoted to traditional New Orleans-style jazz.
Description (Brief)

Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: High Society; side 2: Terrible Blues (Jazz Man 15).
78 rpm.

Jazz Man Records was founded by David Ashford Stuart in 1941. The record label was devoted to traditional New Orleans-style jazz. In 1946, Stuart sold the label to Nesuhi Ertegun, brother of Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records, and Nesuhi’s wife Marili Morden, owners of the Jazz Man Record Shop in Hollywood, the label’s namesake. Jazz Man Records continued to produce recordings until late 1954.

Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1942
recording artist
Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band
manufacturer
Jazz Man
ID Number
1978.0670.298
maker number
15
accession number
1978.0670
catalog number
1978.0670.298

High Society; Wabash Blues

Pee Wee Hunt. side 1: High Society; side 2: Wabash Blues (Capitol 15299).78 rpm.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Pee Wee Hunt. side 1: High Society; side 2: Wabash Blues (Capitol 15299).
78 rpm.
Location
Currently not on view
recording date
1948
recording artist
Hunt, Pee Wee
manufacturer
Capitol
ID Number
1978.0670.105
accession number
1978.0670
maker number
15299
catalog number
1978.0670.105

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You; I Realize Now

The King Cole Trio. side 1: Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You; side 2: I Realize Now (Capitol 169).78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1943. Side 2 was recorded in 1944.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
The King Cole Trio. side 1: Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You; side 2: I Realize Now (Capitol 169).
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
1978.0670.116
maker number
169
accession number
1978.0670

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