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"Meet Me in Seattle (At the Fair)" souvenir record from the Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Contact MOHAI to OrderAmong 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.
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"
"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.
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"
ID Number: 1965.3689.37
Date: 1962
Creator(s):
Bolmin Publishing Co., Publisher
Physical Description: 1 sound recording ; 45 rpm : 7 in. disc
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv98889
Credit: MOHAI, Leo William Utter Collection on the Century 21 Exposition, 1965.3689.37
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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