“My Blue Heaven”

“My Blue Heaven”

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Description
This sheet music is for the song “My Blue Heaven.” The lyrics were written by George Whiting and the music was composed by Walter Donaldson. The music was published by Leo Feist Inc. of New York, New York in 1927. The cover features an illustration of a beach house, with a man showing a woman all the stars in the blue night sky that also features a large orange moon that is reflected in the water. There is a photo of Mark Fisher in the center of the orange moon, who is called “Chicago’s Favorite.”
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
sheet music
publishing date
1927
composer
Donaldson, Walter
lyricist
Whiting, George
depicted
Fisher, Mark
publisher
Leo Feist, Inc.
place made
United States: New York, New York
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
ID Number
1982.0736.09
accession number
1982.0736
catalog number
1982.0736.09
Credit Line
Gift of Janice Plowman
subject
Popular Culture
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Popular Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Sheet Music
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

This is an excellent information. I am from Maracaibo, Venezuela This tune was popular in the third decade of 20th. century, when there was many english speaking people coming to work in the petroleum industry.

Rafael A. Molina Vílchez

Thu, 2021-10-14 12:08

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