The Beer Barrel Polka; Well All Right
The Beer Barrel Polka; Well All Right
- Description
-
The Andrews Sisters. side 1: Beer Barrel Polka; side 2: Well All Right (Decca 2462)
78 rpm -
The Andrews Sisters—Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne—began their music career performing in vaudeville shows throughout the country. “Beer Barrel Polka” was one of their biggest hits, quickly becoming a popular jukebox selection. Based on a Czechoslovakian song, “Beer Barrel Polka” helped inspire an interest in international music in the United States. The sisters continued touring as a group into the 1950s, eventually selling over 90 million records.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sound recording
- recording date
- 1939
- recording artist
- Andrews Sisters
- manufacturer
- Decca
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0656.239
- accession number
- 1981.0656
- maker number
- 2462
- catalog number
- 1981.0656.239
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eula W. Wake in Memory of Harry Wake
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- 1939 exhibit
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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