“Lazybones”
“Lazybones”
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “Lazybones.” The song was written and composed by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael. The music was published by the Southern Music Publishing Company Incorporated of New York, New York around 1932. The cover features a green and yellow geometric pattern on the cover with an inset photograph of Ethel Shutta, who featured the song.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- date made
- 1932
- composer; lyricist
- Mercer, Johnny
- Carmichael, Hoagy
- performer
- Shutta, Ethel
- publisher
- Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0736.11
- accession number
- 1982.0736
- catalog number
- 1982.0736.11
- Credit Line
- Gift of Janice Plowman
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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