Object Details
- publisher
- Calumet Music Company
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the song “The Band Played On.” Charles P. Ward composed the music for the song and John F. Palmer wrote the lyrics. The Calumet Music Company of Chicago, Illinois published this sheet music in 1936. The black and yellow cover has a black and white image of a man and woman dancing closely. The song’s lyrics described how “Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde as the band played on.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1936
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.149
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.149
- 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
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_670969
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f160-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
