When I First Sought The Lord / Tell Him You Saw Me
Object Details
- Recorded by
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Published by
- Decca Records, British, founded 1929
- Distributed by
- Decca Records, British, founded 1929
- Description
- A 45 rpm record album with the songs “When I First Sought the Lord “and “Tell Him You Saw Me” recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The vinyl record has a black label at center with white text reading [DECCA] in large block letters at the top center. The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee on January 10, 1952.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- 1952
- Object number
- 2014.98.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Type
- 45 rpm records
- Medium
- vinyl, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
- Place captured
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Record Albums
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Mass media
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.98.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58de5d183-0e52-4076-bb94-b812b227a6b7
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