Why I Was Born; Just a Gigolo
Why I Was Born; Just a Gigolo
- Description
-
The Bill Davison Six. side 1: Why I Was Born; side 2: Just a Gigolo (Circle J-1032), from the album, Wild Bill Davison Showcase (Circle S-9).
78 rpm. -
Album design and typography was by Jimmy Ernst (born Hans-Ulrich Ernst, 1920-1984), a German-born American painter.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sound recording
- recording date
- 1947
- recording artist
- Bill Davison Six
- manufacturer
- Circle
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- ID Number
- 1978.0670.463
- maker number
- J-1032
- S-9
- accession number
- 1978.0670
- catalog number
- 1978.0670.463
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Family & Social Life
- Jazz
- Sound Recordings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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