Advertisement for Columbia Records with Marion Harris

Newspaper advertisement

Title

Advertisement for Columbia Records with Marion Harris

Description

Here, Columbia Records advertizes for Marion Harris' records, claiming "no one can equal Marion Harris' characteristic songs of the 'Blues.'" In the same ad, Al Jolson appears in blackface and Ted Lewis' fox-trot is advertized, illustrating the other trends happening around the time of both Harris' popularity and the nascent blues genre.

Date

August 12, 1920

Source

Library of Congress Chronicling America

Type

Newspaper advertisement

Related to

Marion Harris
Here, Columbia Records advertizes for Marion Harris' records, claiming "no one can equal Marion Harris' characteristic songs of the 'Blues.'" In the same ad, Al Jolson appears in blackface and Ted Lewis' fox-trot is advertized, illustrating the other trends happening around the time of both Harris' popularity and the nascent blues genre.