Popular Entertainment - Overview
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.
"Popular Entertainment - Overview" showing 76 items.
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sound recording: Oh, Baby
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: OH, BABY! (part 1); side 2: OH, BABY! (part 2) (Columbia 55039)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1946
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1978.0670.761
- maker number
- 55039
- accession number
- 1978.0670
- catalog number
- 1978.0670.761
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Benny Goodman Presents Arrangements By Fletcher Henderson
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. BENNY GOODMAN PRESENTS ARRANGEMENTS BY FLETCHER HENDERSON (Columbia CL 524)
- 33-1/3 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1939-1953
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1980.0284.40
- maker number
- CL524
- accession number
- 1980.0284
- catalog number
- 1980.0284.40
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Taking a Chance On Love; Cabin In the Sky
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE; side 2: CABIN IN THE SKY (Columbia 35869)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1940
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1980.0314.55
- maker number
- 35869
- accession number
- 1980.0314
- catalog number
- 1980.0314.55
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Lonely Moments; Whistle Blues
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: LONELY MOMENTS; side 2: WHISTLE BLUES (Capitol 324)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1947
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Capitol
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.023
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- maker number
- 374
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.023
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Jumpin' At the Woodside; There'll Be Some Changes Made
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE; side 2: THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES (Columbia 35210)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1939
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.034
- maker number
- 35210
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.034
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Zaggin' With Zig; Busy As a Bee (I'm Buzz, Buzz, Buzzin')
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: ZAGGIN' WITH ZIG; side 2: BUSY AS A BEE (I'M BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZIN') (Columbia 35356)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1939
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.037
- maker number
- 35356
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.037
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: My Blue Heaven; Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: MY BLUE HEAVEN; side 2: PUT THAT KISS BACK WHERE YOU FOUND IT (Columbia 37091)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1946
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.052
- maker number
- 37091
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.052
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Hora Staccato; Man Here Plays Fine Piano
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: HORA STACCATO; side 2: MAN HERE PLAYS FINE PIANO (Columbia 37207)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1946
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.055
- maker number
- 37207
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.055
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: A String Of Pearls; Jersey Bounce
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: A STRING OF PEARLS; side 2: JERSEY BOUNCE (Columbia 38062)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1942
- recording artist
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.066
- maker number
- 38062
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.066
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
sound recording: Why Don't You Do Right; Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
- Description (Brief)
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. side 1: WHY DON'T YOU DO RIGHT; side 2: SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING MY PLACE (Columbia 38198)
- 78 rpm
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1941-1942
- recording artist
- Lee, Peggy
- Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
- maker
- Columbia
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.067
- maker number
- 38198
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.067
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center