Published by
Curtom Publishing Company, American
Camad Music Company
Subject of
Knight, Gladys, American, born 1944
Knight, Bubba, American, born 1942
Patten, Edward, American, 1939 - 2005
Guest, William, American, 1941 - 2015
Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
Jones, James Earl, American, born 1931
Knight, Gladys & The Pips, American, 1953 - 1989
Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999
Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, American, born 1953
Blackwell, Tamu, American, born 1955
Stephens, Socorro, born 1966
Jones, Eric
Curtis, Yvette, American, born 1960
Kruger, David
Warner Brothers Publications, Inc., American
Date
1974
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 11 15/16 × 9 1/16 × 3/8 in. (30.4 × 23 × 0.9 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 15/16 × 18 1/16 × 1 in. (30.4 × 45.8 × 2.5 cm)
Description
A song book with sheet music for the 1974 film, Claudine. The front cover is white with rows of orange hearts, black text, and eight (8) color photographs. Black cursive text at the top of front cover reads, [Claudine]. Across the center of the front cover is a light blue field. At the center of the blue field is a large color image of Gladys Knight and the Pips. Gladys Knight is depicted wearing a blue dress with two (2) metal rings below the shoulders. Standing behind Gladys Knight, and depicted from left to right, is Edward Patten, Merald “Bubba” Knight, and William Guest. The men are wearing matching costumes with red collared shirts, blue vests, and blue ties. Seven (7) small, color film stills from the movie are displayed around the central image. Most of the images depict Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones. Two of the images also depict Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu Blackwell, David Kruger, Yvette Curtis, Eric Jones, and Socorro Stephens. The interior pages are white with black text, black-and-white photographs, and sheet music. The booklet includes sheet music for the songs “On And On”, “Claudine,” “The Makings Of You,” “Make Yours A Happy Home,” “Hold On,” “Mr. Welfare Man,” and “To Be Invisible.” On the second page has a large black-and-white photograph of Curtis Mayfield. The back cover is white. In the bottom left corner is black text that reads, [Exclusive Selling Agent for / the United States and Canada / WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS INC. 75 Rockefeller Plaza · New York, N.Y. 10019]. In the center of the bottom edge is black text that reads, [CURTOM PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.]. Printed vertically along the right edge is black text that reads, [Printed in U.S.A.]. A white adhesive label in the bottom right corner that reads, [8 95]. The booklet is forty-three (43) pages.
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
sheet music
Topic
Actors
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Motown (Music)
Popular music
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Merald "Bubba" Knight, William Guest and the Estate of Edward Patten of Gladys Knight & the Pips
Object number
2014.288.26
Restrictions & Rights
© Curtom Publishing Company, Inc & Camad Music Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f9fd8f02-6756-4144-99f1-dcaa696ff3c5

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