Object Details
- recording artist
- Andrews Sisters
- manufacturer
- Decca
- Description
The Andrews Sisters. side 1: Beer Barrel Polka; side 2: Well All Right (Decca 2462)
78 rpmThe Andrews Sisters—Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne—began their music career performing in vaudeville shows throughout the country. “Beer Barrel Polka” was one of their biggest hits, quickly becoming a popular jukebox selection. Based on a Czechoslovakian song, “Beer Barrel Polka” helped inspire an interest in international music in the United States. The sisters continued touring as a group into the 1950s, eventually selling over 90 million records.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eula W. Wake in Memory of Harry Wake
- recording date
- 1939
- ID Number
- 1981.0656.239
- accession number
- 1981.0656
- maker number
- 2462
- catalog number
- 1981.0656.239
- Object Name
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Related Publication
- Discography of American Historical Recordings
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- 1939 exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_664380
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-deb5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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