Over the Rainbow; The Jitterbug

Description (Brief):

Judy Garland with Victor Young and his Orchestra. side 1: Over the Rainbow; side 2: The Jitterbug (Decca 2672).
78 rpm.

Description (Brief)

Judy Garland (1922-1969) began her musical career as a vaudeville performer, touring the country with her two sisters until the early 1930s. Having signed with MGM Studios in 1935, she was cast as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at age sixteen. Garland’s 1939 Decca recording of “Over the Rainbow” is not the version featured in the film. The b-side track "The Jitterbug," was originally intended for the same film, but studio producers cut it before deciding on the final script. The record reached the fifth position on the Billboard charts in 1939, and along with The Wizard of Oz, cemented Garland’s status as a major celebrity.

Recording Date: 1939

Recording Artist: Garland, JudyVictor Young and his OrchestraManufacturer: Decca

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

General Subject Association: Music

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment, 1939 exhibit

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Related Publication: Discography of American Historical Recordings

Credit Line: Gift of Stanley E. Whiting

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.0771.35Accession Number: 1986.0771Maker Number: 2672Catalog Number: 1986.0771.35

Object Name: sound recordingsound recording

Physical Description: shellac (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0112-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_682246

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