“That Good Old Country Town”

Description (Brief):

This sheet music is for the song “That Good Old Country Town (Where I was Born)” that was written and composed by Carson J. Robison, and published by the Triangle Music Publishing Company in 1928. The song was featured by Vernon Dalhart, and the plain white cover has a photograph of Dalhart and Carson Robison on the cover. The cover notes that the music was a “Joe Davis” Publication. Davis operated the Triangle Music Publishing Company, and also pursued a career as a recording artist.

Date Made: 1928

Performer: Dalhart, VernonLyricist; Composer: Robison, Carson J.Publisher: Triangle Music Pub. Co. Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1983.0424.001Accession Number: 1983.0424Catalog Number: 1983.0424.001

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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-e8ad-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_670815

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