Scrub Me Mama, With a Boogie Beat; Boogie Woogie Conga
Scrub Me Mama, With a Boogie Beat; Boogie Woogie Conga
- Description
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Will Bradley and his Orchestra featuring Ray McKinley. side 1: Scrub Me Mama, With a Boogie Beat; side 2: Boogie Woogie Conga (Columbia 36957), from the album, Boogie Woogie (Columbia C-123).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1940 and released on Columbia 35743. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1941 and released on Columbia 35994. The album was released in 1947. -
The album art and design was created by George Howard Maas (1910-1998), an American commercial artist, graphic artist and designer, and art director. Originally from Kansas City, Maas studied at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. In 1939, he was employed as a painter in the WPA (Works Project Administration). By the early 1940s, Maas had moved to New York City where he continued his career with much success creating cover art for albums, book design and illustrations, and poster art.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sound recording
- recording date
- 1940
- 1941
- release date
- 1947
- recording artist
- McKinley, Ray
- Will Bradley and his Orchestra
- manufacturer
- Columbia
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- shellac (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0566.187
- maker number
- C-123
- 36957
- accession number
- 1981.0566
- catalog number
- 1981.0566.187
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert J. Walter
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Family & Social Life
- Sound Recordings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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