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| Title | "Meet Me in Seattle (At the Fair), " souvenir record from the Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Publisher | Bolmin Publishing Co. |
| Date | 1962 |
| Publication Date | 1962 |
| Caption | Among the myriad souvenirs marketed at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair were fair-related songs, sold in the form of souvenir sheet-music and as musical recordings. At least 200 fair-themed songs were composed by professional and amateur songwriters, with more than fifty of these released as vinyl discs.
"Meet Me in Seattle (At The Fair), " written by Edward Chambreau and performed by local ensemble Joy and the Boys, was one of the first fair songs made public, in a front page Seattle Daily Times article announcing "World's Fair Tune Given Official O.K." Fair officials and members of the media had given the song an enthusiastic reception when it debuted at one of the band's regular gigs in late 1961. Shortly afterward, Seafair Records released this 45 rpm single, which was an instant success both on radio and in the stores. |
| Notes | Recorded on Side B: Stephen Foster Medley, performed by Joy and the Boys
Caption information source: HistoryLink.org essay 9372, "Century 21 Exposition (1962): Theme Songs and Souvenir Records" |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Sound recordings |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Collection |
| ID Number | 1965.3689.37 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Leo William Utter Collection on the Century 21 Exposition, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Leo William Utter Collection on the Century 21 Exposition |
| Type | Image, text |
| Physical Description | Sound recording; 45 rpm: 7 in. disc |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original item using Epson Expression 10000XL at 100% original size as a TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 1000 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS5, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
