"The Jimmie Rodgers Blues" Album, Record & Cover - Elton Britt
Object number2002.020.42
Date1969
Mediumpaper, ink, vinyl
DimensionsOverall: 31 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. (79 x 31.1 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Elton Britt (1913-1972), born James Elton Baker, was a country music guitarist and singer-songwriter from Marshall, Arkansas. Britt recorded over sixty albums for RCA and other labels in a 30 year span, producing songs such as “Detour”, “Chime Bells”, and “There’s A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere”. He was a singer, bandleader, radio and television performer, yodeler, and starred in two films in the late 1940s. Britt died June 23, 1972.
An Elton Britt album entitled "The Jimmie Rodgers Blues". The album cover features two photographs of Britt on a yellow and orange background. The artist name and album titled are printed in gray and black. The reverse album cover provides a brief history of Britt's music career as well as a songlist. The album was produced by RCA Records in 1969.
Status
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