Alexandria Digital Research Library

Brown wax home recording of Down where the cotton blossoms grow by George Osborne

Cylinder12920

Composer:
Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946
Lyricist:
Sterling, Andrew B., 1874-1955
Performer:
Osborne, George T.
Variant Title:
Down where the cotton blossoms grow
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1901
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

George T. Osborne.

Announcement at beginning: "Down Where the Cotton Blossoms Grow, recorded in Littletown, Connecticut, by Mister George Osborne of Belfast, Maine, [Amateur?] Record."

Brown wax cylinder.

Place of recording likely the United States.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 143-01, Originally acquired: Don Hill Collection, c.2000).

Description:

Male vocal solo. The performer was born in January 1838 and listed in the 1900 federal census for Belfast, Maine, as a "master mariner." Also listed in 1890 veterans schedule as a Civil War veteran (sergeant, 2nd Maine cavalry).

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 145.7 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3p55n0g
Catalog System Number:
990041107070203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.