Lyrics for “Dance with My Father” handwritten by Luther Vandross
date: label: Date
content: 2003
name: label: Written by
content: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005
label: Owned by
content: Luther Vandross, American, 1951 - 2005
notes: label: Description
content: Handwritten lyrics by Luther Vandross on steno paper.
label: Description
content: The lyrics are written in blue ink on white, lined paper with black lines. The proper right edge has the "fringe" leftover from where it was torn out of a notebook. The paper is slightly wrinkled and has creases from folds. There are four sections of lyrics on the front (Verse 1, Chorus 1, Verse 2, Chorus 2), and two sections on the back (Bridge and Chorus 3). The lyrics are written in cursive letters. Some words are crossed out, and others were added in with smaller letters. The lyrics on the paper were written before the song was released, as they differ slightly from the final version. The top proper right corner and bottom proper left corner on the front of the paper and the top left corner and bottom right corner on the reverse side of the paper have a small grey circle design with several smaller circles inside in varying shades of grey.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Fatherhood
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Written Music
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 of Fonzi Thornton in Memory of Luther Vandross
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.87
objectType: label: Type
content: songs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Luther Vandross
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 5/8 × 5 7/8 in. (19.4 × 14.9 cm)