Edison Blue Amberol phonograph cylinder 4879 "What'll I Do?" composed by Irving Berlin and performed by Betsy L. Shepherd and C. Hart
Title
Edison Blue Amberol phonograph cylinder 4879 "What'll I Do?" composed by Irving Berlin and performed by Betsy L. Shepherd and C. Hart
Description
This is the second incarnation of the amberol cylinder that Edison Laboratories used after Edison purchased the patent for Thomas B. Lambert's celluloid cylinder. It replaced the previous wax cylinders beginning in 1912.
"What'll I Do?" was composed in 1923 by Irving Berlin for his third Music Revue show. The song is most notable as being the the generalized them song for the 1974 film version of The Great Gatsby, where it was sung by William Atherton. The score for that film did net an Academy Award for Nelson Riddle.
"What'll I Do?" was composed in 1923 by Irving Berlin for his third Music Revue show. The song is most notable as being the the generalized them song for the 1974 film version of The Great Gatsby, where it was sung by William Atherton. The score for that film did net an Academy Award for Nelson Riddle.
Creator
Irving Berlin
Source
Dawes County Historical Society Museum, Chadron State College History Harvest, 2014
Date
1924
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
sill image
Type
image
Files
Collection
Citation
Irving Berlin, “Edison Blue Amberol phonograph cylinder 4879 "What'll I Do?" composed by Irving Berlin and performed by Betsy L. Shepherd and C. Hart,” History Harvest, accessed April 25, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/547.