Music Autographs and Memorabilia Gift Ideas

BARBRA STREISAND Signed program from her 1994 limited engagement concert tour. Program signed: "Best,/Barbra Streisand" on front cover, 31p, 11x14. No place, 1994. Program from her limited engagement concert tour in 1994. Streisand has won five Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocalist and one for Best Song for writing, with Paul Williams, "Evergreen". In 1970, she won a Special Tony Award for Star of the Decade. She won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actress and the 1976 Academy Award for writing the Best Song ("Evergreen"), the only person ever to win both. Streisand won Emmy Awards for My Name is Barbra (1965) and Barbra Streisand: The Concert (1995). She also directs. Streisand was married to actor Elliott Gould (1963-1971). Since 1998 she has been married to actor James Brolin. Lightly creased at corners and edges. Otherwise, fine condition. read more...

FRANK SINATRA Signed color photo in bow tie Photograph signed: "Frank Sinatra". Color, 8x10. The multi-talented actor and singer won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1953 (as Maggio in From Here to Eternity) and Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal in 1959 ("Come Dance With Me"), 1965 ("It Was a Very Good Year") and 1966 ("Strangers in the Night"). After being with the Harry James Orchestra and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra struck out on his own, becoming the hero of a generation of "bobby-soxers". "Old Blue Eyes" was popular in venues from casinos to concert halls, and his renditions of such tunes as "My Way" and "New York, New York" are inimitable classics. "The Chairman of the Board" was equally well-known for his philanthropies. He was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1970. Ink notes on verso (unknown hand, no show-through). Fine condition. read more...

GEORGE GERSHWIN The composer of Rhapsody in Blue inscribes a black and white small photograph to a 15-year-old future Congressman. Photo Mount inscribed and signed: "For Seymour Halpern/Every good wish/George Gershwin/Oct 1929". Overall size 3½x5, image 2¼x2¾, mounted on 2½x3¾ sheet, which Gershwin has signed (four surfaces). George Gershwin (1898-1937), born Jacob Gershovitz (later shortened to Gershwin), was one of the greatest songwriters of his day and also a "serious" composer who bridged the gap between classical and popular music. In 1910, his mother purchased a piano for George's older brother, 14-year-old Ira, but it was 12-year-old George who quickly took to it. George's first Broadway show, La, La Lucille, ran for one hundred performances in 1919, the same year Al Jolson heard Gershwin's 1917 song "Swanee" and added it to his touring show. Gershwin's works include Rhapsody in Blue (1924), Porgy and Bess (1935) and the first Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Of Thee I Sing (1931). read more...

THE ROLLING STONES: MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS, CHARLIE WATTS and BILL WYMAN . Signatures: "Love/Keith Richard", "Mick/Jagger", "Charlie Boy/xxx" (Charlie Watts) and "Bill Wyman", 5½x6. Signatures of four of the five original members of the Rolling Stones. In 1960, former childhood mates MICK JAGGER (vocals and harmonica) and KEITH RICHARDS, also known as KEITH RICHARD, (guitar) rediscovered their friendship and found mutual love for rhythm & blues. Two years later, Jagger and Richard, along with Brian Jones, BILL WYMAN (bass guitar) and CHARLIE WATTS (drums), formed the Rolling Stones. Scoring with hit recordings of cover songs such as the blues standard "Little Red Rooster" (banned during their first American tour in 1964), the "bad boys" of rock began to work out their own riffs. Jagger and Richards soon proved to be one of the most gifted and original songwriting teams in music. read more...

SIGNED, HANDWRITTEN COPY OF "CHANTILLY LACE" RECOVERED FROM THE BIG BOPPER'S SUITCASE ON THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED J.P. RICHARDSON "THE BIG BOPPER" Autograph Musical Manuscript signed: "Big Bopper", 9½x12½ lined music paper. The second trumpet part for "Chantilly Lace", written in signer's hand in black ink. A "flat" sign has been added in blue ink to the key signature. Accompanied by photocopy of a handwritten letter from Richardson's son, J. P. Richardson, Jr., which reads in part: "These three pieces (Chantilly Lace, Big Boppers Wedding, Little Red Riding Hood), were recovered from my fathers' briefcase which survived the plane crash of Feb. 3, 1959." [The other two pieces mentioned are not included with the sale of this item.] Jiles Perry Richardson (1930-1959) was a Texas disc jockey who called himself "The Big Bopper" after the latest dance craze, the bop. His song, "Chantilly Lace", which he wrote and sang, reached the "Top Ten" in 1958. In January 1959, The Big Bopper was booked on the Winter Dance Party tour that would cover most of the Midwest. The tour included such headliners as Buddy Holly, Dion and the Belmonts, Waylon Jennings and Ritchie Valens. read more...

ROY ORBISON 45 rpm record of his early hit "Ooby Dooby," signed on the Sun label Record signed: "Roy Orbison". His hit record "Ooby Dooby", 45 rpm recording, signed on the Sun label. Texas-born Roy Orbison (1936-1988) helped usher in the 1950s' rockabilly sound while at Sun Records. In 1960, he left Sun and released his first million-seller, the haunting "Only the Lonely". Enormous success followed with tunes including "Crying", "In Dreams" and "Oh Pretty Woman", which sold over seven million copies. The reclusive, operatic-voiced singer, who was known for his trademark shades and black clothing, enjoyed a comeback in the 1980s, winning a Grammy Award for "That Loving You Feeling Again". Orbison later recorded the albums The Traveling Wilburys and Mystery Girl, the latter released posthumously in 1989. Memphis-based Sun Records, founded by Sam Phillips in 1952, played a key role in the birth of rock and roll. It was the home studio of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and - early in his career - Roy Orbison. Signature light but legible. Otherwise, fine condition. read more...

THE BEACH BOYS: MIKE LOVE, CARL WILSON, AL JARDINE, and BRUCE JOHNSTON The Beach boys sign their record album cover Smiley Smile. Record Album Cover signed: "Mike Love", "Carl Wilson", "Al Jardine" and "Bruce/Johnston", 12¼x12¼. Released on September 11, 1967, their album Smiley Smile included their recent hit single "Good Vibrations" and the mini-opera "Heroes and Villains". Lightly creased, light surface wear. Overall, fine condition. Framed in Gallery of History style: 32½x24½. Authenticated by Roger Epperson. read more...

JULES MASSENET He has signed these autograph music and lyrics, the last four measures of his religious cantata, The Virgin, and dated it himself (1880) Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "J. Massenet/Paris 17-8-80", 1p, 10¾x3½. Inscribed by Massenet in French: "To Miss Eugenie Hautier/souvenir with respect". Massenet has identified the four long measures as the last measures of "Holy Friday", Third Scene of his religious cantata The Virgin scored by Massenet for four voices, one for each long measure, identified by Massenet as "Marie Salome", "Marie Magdalena", "Jean" and "Simon", with words penned in his hand. French composer Jules Massenet (1842-1912) made his name with the comic opera Don César de Bazan (1872). read more...

CHUCK BERRY Fender electric guitar, signed by Berry on the pick guard Guitar signed: "Chuck Berry [drawn smiley face]". Fender brand electric guitar with brown body and cream-colored neck, signed in blue sharpie on the white pick guard. Fitting carrying back included. Chuck Berry (1926-2017) is credited with writing the songs and creating the instrumentals that shaped rock and roll - and for setting the standard for live stage performances. Known for such hits as "Maybellene", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Johnny B. Goode" and "Rock and Roll Music", Berry began starring in stage extravaganzas in New York City early in his career and continued to delight live audiences with his showmanship and rock and roll shows in his 80s. He was a charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986). Rolling Stone places him #5 on its list of all-time great rockers. Fine condition. Authenticated by Roger Epperson. read more...