Poster, Movie - "Mountain Music"
Object number2008.218.01
DateUnknown Date
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
The color poster is a drawing of Martha Raye and Bob Burns with musical notes above their heads.
Songs include: "If I Put My Heart in a Song," "Can't You Hear That Mountain Music?" "Thar She Comes," "Hillbilly Wedding," "Good Morning," and "Mama Don't 'Low No Bull Fiddle Playin' in Heah"
A Paramount Picture
Bob Burns was born on August 2, 1890, in Greenwood, Arkansas, and grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas. He was a musical comedian who starred in radio programs and in movies from 1930 to 1947. He had two radio shows – “The Arkansas Traveler” and “The Bob Burns Show." He appeared in 10 movies. In addition to his work in radio and in movies, he wrote a weekly newspaper column for sixteen years. He was also the inventor of the musical instrument the bazooka, which includes a long pipe and a funnel and that functions as a crude trombone. Burns died February 2, 1956.
Status
Not on view
