Written by
Arlen, Harold, American, 1905 - 1986
Koehler, Ted L., American, 1894 - 1973
Illustrated by
Lefkowitz, Sydney, American
Published by
Mills Music Incorporated, 1919 - 1965
Produced by
Healy, Dan, American, 1888 - 1969
Subject of
Hall, Adelaide, American, 1901 - 1993
Lunceford, Jimmie, American, 1902 - 1947
Webb, Elida, American, born 1896
Connolly, William "Bobby" Harold, American, 1897 - 1944
Sandor, Gluck, American, 1899 - 1978
National Recovery Administration, American, 1933 - 1935
Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
Date
1934
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 3/16 × 9 3/16 in. (31 × 23.3 cm)
Description
Sheet music for the song "As Long as I Live" from the production of the 24th Edition of the Cotton Club Parade. The cover is orange with a large graphic of a woman's head. Her features are simplified with only her eyes, lips, and PL ear are seen. Her face is white, lips red, and hair black. The woman is found in the upper right quadrant. In her mouth is a cigarette, pointed toward the center of the cover. Below her is the illustrator's signature "Leff." Along the top is a band of white that contains the song title in black text "AS LONG AS I LIVE." In the upper left quadrant is additional black and white text, to the left of the woman "THE COTTON CLUB/ PRESENTS/ DAN HEALY'S/ 24TH/ edition." In a curve around the chin of the woman is black and white text "COTTON CLUB/ starring ADELAIDE HALL/ with JIMMIE LUNCEFORD'S ORCHESTRA/ Parade." In the lower left quadrant is additional production information "book and lyrics by / TED KOEHLER/ music by/ HAROLD ARLEN/ DANCES BY/ BOBBY CONNOLLY - CLUCK SANDOR - ELIDA WEBB." Also in the lower left corner is a small rectangle with the music publisher company with a small illustration of a windmill "MILLS MUSIC/ INC/ Music Publishers/ 1619 Broadway - New York, N.Y." In the lower right corner is a song list "ILL WIND/ AS LONG AS I LIVE/ HERE GOES/ PRIMITIVE PRIMA DONNA/ BREAKFAST BALL."
Place used
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
Type
sheet music
Topic
Dance
Entertainers
Musical Theatre
Nightlife
Popular music
Segregation
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
Object number
2013.223.11
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fa52538e-b392-4086-8d59-bbf0f6ba9f8b

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