This sheet music is for the song "Don't Be Cruel," with words and music by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley. it was published by Shalimar Music Corp. - Elvis Presley Music, Inc. in New York, New York, in 1956. This song was a #1 hit for Elvis Presley in 1956.
Publishing Date: 1956
Depicted (Sitter): Presley, Elvis
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: United States: New York, New York
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Credit Line: Gift of Corrine Glass
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 2010.0136.10Accession Number: 2010.0136Catalog Number: 2010.0136.10
Object Name: sheet music
Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-5564-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1395445
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