On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Manufactured by
Jobete Music Co., Inc., American, founded 1959
Black Bull Music, American
Published by
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
Subject of
Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
Jones, Quincy, American, born 1933
The Pointer Sisters, American, founded 1969
Jackson, Michael, American, 1958 - 2009
Spinners, American, founded 1954
Franklin, Aretha, American, 1942 - 2018
Sir McCartney, Paul, British, born 1942
Jackson, Jermaine, American, born 1954
Warwick, Dionne, American, born 1940
Beck, Jeff, English, born 1944
Date
1984
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 11 15/16 x 8 15/16 x 1/2 in. (30.3 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm)
Description
A songbook with a re-violet cover. Along the top fourth is the title in yellow letters: [Stevie Wonder / Thought Shares]. On the left side, above the center but below the title, is a list of songs included in the book: [Piano" / "Vocal" / "Chords / WITH SONGS RECORDED BY / QUINCY JONES / POINTER SISTERS / MICHAEL JACKSON / THE SPINNERS / JEFF BECK / ARETHA FRANKLIN / THE SPINNERS / PAUL McCARTNEY /JERMAINE JACKSON / DIONNE WARWICK / ...AND MORE]. On the right side of the front, centered, is an image of Stevie Wonder in front of a dark background, wearing a flamboyantly colored sweater and large aviator sunglasses.
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
Type
record covers
songbooks
45 rpm records
Topic
Funk (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
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
Object number
2014.71
Restrictions & Rights
© 1984 Jobete Music Co. and Black Bull Music (ASCAP)
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd562b71370-6098-4e36-8c39-9403a6cb32c1

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