Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance awarded to the Dixie Hummingbirds
date: label: Date
content: 1974
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bob Graves Molds, Inc., American, 1958 - 1985
label: Owned by
content: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
label: Received by
content: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
label: Commissioned by
content: The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, American, founded 1957
notes: label: Description
content: The "Best Soul Gospel Performance" Grammy award of 1973 was presented to The Dixie Hummingbirds in March 1974 for their song “Loves Me Like a Rock”. The award is a molded bronze colored metal gramophone mounted on a square frustum wooden base. A bronze colored brush metal plaque is adhered to the front face of the frustum reading “NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES / DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS / BEST SOUL GOSPEL – 1973 / “LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK”. The gramophone is positioned with the elbow on the right and the horn opening to the left. The verso of the gramophone has “© NARAS” stamped into the metal. The elbow of the gramophone has a break and has a prior repair utilizing what appears to be fishing wire and brown tape.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.13.17
objectType: label: Type
content: trophies (prizes)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: alloy, wood, plastic, pressure-sensitive tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (16.5 x 12.4 x 12.1 cm)