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- Nat King Cole Christmas Record, circa 1965 - Bob Wells and Mel Torme wrote "The Christmas Song" on a hot July day in 1945. When they played it for Nat King Cole, Cole fell in love with it. His King Cole Trio recorded it in 1946, and Cole would record the song several more times. Cole's 1961 recording is considered by many as the definitive version of this holiday classic.
- circa 1965
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Nat King Cole Christmas Record, circa 1965
Bob Wells and Mel Torme wrote "The Christmas Song" on a hot July day in 1945. When they played it for Nat King Cole, Cole fell in love with it. His King Cole Trio recorded it in 1946, and Cole would record the song several more times. Cole's 1961 recording is considered by many as the definitive version of this holiday classic.
- RCA Victor Phonograph, Model 45-EY-2, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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RCA Victor Phonograph, Model 45-EY-2, circa 1950
- RCA 45 rpm Record Player, Model 6-JY-1C, 1949-1951 - The 45 rpm record format was developed at RCA in 1949 under the leadership of David Sarnoff. The 45 format typically held one song per side, requiring active forms of listening. This record changer allowed stacks of durable 45s to be set on the top spindle; as each record finished playing, a new record would drop down onto the turntable.
- 1949-1951
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RCA 45 rpm Record Player, Model 6-JY-1C, 1949-1951
The 45 rpm record format was developed at RCA in 1949 under the leadership of David Sarnoff. The 45 format typically held one song per side, requiring active forms of listening. This record changer allowed stacks of durable 45s to be set on the top spindle; as each record finished playing, a new record would drop down onto the turntable.
- Record Album, "L.U.V (Let Us Vote)," 1969 - During the height of the Vietnam War in the 1960s, America's youth fought to lower the voting age from 21. At the time, most draft-aged 18-year-olds could not vote. Student-led organizations, such as Let Us Vote (L.U.V.), lobbied for change. In late 1969, the singer-songwriting duo "Tommy" Boyce and Bobby Hart composed "L.U.V. (Let Us Vote)," which became the organization's official campaign song.
- 1969
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Record Album, "L.U.V (Let Us Vote)," 1969
During the height of the Vietnam War in the 1960s, America's youth fought to lower the voting age from 21. At the time, most draft-aged 18-year-olds could not vote. Student-led organizations, such as Let Us Vote (L.U.V.), lobbied for change. In late 1969, the singer-songwriting duo "Tommy" Boyce and Bobby Hart composed "L.U.V. (Let Us Vote)," which became the organization's official campaign song.
- Bill Haley and his Comets, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" 45rpm Record, circa 1954 - Teenagers had the leisure, freedom, and often the money to carve out their own territory, and they became a force to be reckoned with. Nothing went better with teenage hot rods than rock and roll music. Bill Haley and His Comets recorded this cover version of the rhythm-and-blues song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in 1954.
- circa 1954
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Bill Haley and his Comets, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" 45rpm Record, circa 1954
Teenagers had the leisure, freedom, and often the money to carve out their own territory, and they became a force to be reckoned with. Nothing went better with teenage hot rods than rock and roll music. Bill Haley and His Comets recorded this cover version of the rhythm-and-blues song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in 1954.
- "Walt Disney's Mousekedances" Record, circa 1956 -
- circa 1956
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"Walt Disney's Mousekedances" Record, circa 1956
- "Ballad of Momma Rosa Parks" by Baytown Singers, 1963 - Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. The Baytown Singers, a group of folk-singing southern California college students, immortalized her story in song.
- 1963
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"Ballad of Momma Rosa Parks" by Baytown Singers, 1963
Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. The Baytown Singers, a group of folk-singing southern California college students, immortalized her story in song.
- "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes/ Come On Home" Record Album, 1959 - Dinah Washington, one of the most popular Black female vocalists of the 1950s, performed in a range of vocal styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music. Washington's 1959 recording of Mexican composer Maria Grever's song "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" not only earned Washington a Grammy for Best R&B performance that year but made the song one of Grever's longest-lasting hits.
- 1959
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"What A Diff'rence A Day Makes/ Come On Home" Record Album, 1959
Dinah Washington, one of the most popular Black female vocalists of the 1950s, performed in a range of vocal styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music. Washington's 1959 recording of Mexican composer Maria Grever's song "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" not only earned Washington a Grammy for Best R&B performance that year but made the song one of Grever's longest-lasting hits.
- Stacks of 7-inch Records from the Collection of Sonny Craver, November 1998 - B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled hip hop, rap, jazz, cumbia, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. This photograph depicts part of the record collection of Sonny Craver--founder of soul and funk label, Stanson Records.
- November 01, 1998
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Stacks of 7-inch Records from the Collection of Sonny Craver, November 1998
B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled hip hop, rap, jazz, cumbia, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. This photograph depicts part of the record collection of Sonny Craver--founder of soul and funk label, Stanson Records.
- J Dilla Working in his Studio in Clinton Township, Michigan, 2000 - B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled hip hop, rap, jazz, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. His friendship with Detroit's J Dilla resulted in intimate portraits of the artist, depicted here in "The Spaceship" recording studio.
- 2000
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J Dilla Working in his Studio in Clinton Township, Michigan, 2000
B+ (Brian Cross) is an Irish-born, LA-based photographer and filmmaker. Since the 1990s, he has chronicled hip hop, rap, jazz, and reggae music scenes. A visual cartographer of sound culture, B+ captures moments of contemplation and inspiration within creative lives. His friendship with Detroit's J Dilla resulted in intimate portraits of the artist, depicted here in "The Spaceship" recording studio.