THELONIUS MONK His career taking off, Monk contracts for an engagement in Philadelphia. Document signed: "Thelonius Monk", 1p, 8½x11. Also signed by Blue Note club owner "Lou Church." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956 November 11. Monk signs an American Federation of Musicians contract for four performances by his quartet at the Blue Note in Philadelphia. The gig includes two evening and two matinee performances. The price agreed upon is $750, to be paid at the end of the engagement. The other members of his ensemble are not named in the document. Accompanied by unsigned, captioned photo (b/w, 10x8) of Monk performing. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonius Monk (1917-1982) has been called "the high priest of bebop," although his idiosyncratic style defies glib categorization. Several of his compositions, including Round Midnight and Blue Monk are classics of the genre. Although Monk had been performing since the early 1940s and had already written some of his classic songs, it was not until the mid-1950s that his avant-garde style began to attract a wide audience. In 1956 he released Brilliant Corners, considered one of the classic jazz albums of all time. read more...
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BESSIE ABOTT She was singing with Caruso on the night of the San Francisco earthquake. Autograph Sentiment signed: "With pleasure!/Bessie Abott/New York/1907", 4¾x5¼. Abott's personal monogram printed at top of sheet. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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ROY ACUFF 5x3 card with the autograph sentiment of the "King of the Hillbillies" Autograph sentiment signed: "Sincerely/Roy Acuff", 5x3 index card. Roy Acuff (1903-1992), with his Smoky Mountain Boys, recorded such country music hits as "The Wabash Cannonball". read more...
Sale Price $108.00
$120.00
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ROY ACUFF signed in black ink on a blue index card Autograph sentiment signed: "Sincerely/Roy Acuff", 5x3 index card. Roy Acuff (1903-1992), with his Smoky Mountain Boys, recorded such country music hits as "The Wabash Cannonball". read more...
Sale Price $216.00
$240.00
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LARRY ADLER Small card signed "Sincerely" by Adler Card signed "Sincerely/Larry Adler". 2¾x1¾ card. Adler (1914-2001, born Lawrence Cecil Adler in Baltimore, Maryland) was widely acknowledged as the world's best harmonica player and brought new credibility to the instrument. read more...
Sale Price $72.00
$80.00
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DOUGLAS AHLSTEDT Handwritten sentiment of the opera tenor and voice teacher Autograph Sentiment signed: "Best Wishes/Douglas Ahlstedt", 5x3 card. B/w magazine photo affixed in lower left (2 surfaces). read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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AIR SUPPLY Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell sign a 5¼x4 piece of paper in blue ink. Autograph Sentiment signed: "Best Regards/Russell Hitchcock/'Air Supply'" and "Best Wishes/from/Graham Russell/'Air Supply'" in blue ink, 5¼x4 piece of paper. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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HARRY AKST and BERT E. FRIEDLOB Signatures from the Songwriters Hall of Fame member and Hollywood producer, written to cabaret singer Hildegarde Autograph sentiment signed: "Harry Akst/Saluta Hildegarde (a Goddess)", "Bert E. Friedlob", and one unknown signature on verso, 9½x2¼. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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EMMA ALBANI Albani signs a 3½x2½ card in 1909 Autograph Sentiment Signed: "With pleasure!/E Albani/Gye/1909", 3½x2½ card. Albani was married to Ernest Gye, read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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FRANCES ALDA Autograph Sentiment signed in 1913 Autograph Sentiment signed: "Very sincerely yours/Frances Alda/1913", 5x3¼ piece of paper. Alda (1879-1952), an operatic soprano from New Zealand, debuted at Opéra-Comique in 1904. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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DEBORAH ALLEN The Grammy nominated musician signs "Love Forever" on a First Day Cover for the 1976 Christmas stamp Autograph sentiment signed: "Love/Forever [heart]/Deborah Allen", 6½x3¾. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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HERB ALPERT The musician signs on this 3¼x1¾ page, in black felt tip Autograph Sentiment Signed: "Best Wishes/Herb Alpert", 3¼x1¾ cut from a card. Trumpet player, occasional vocalist (most notably Burt Bacharach's "This Guy's In Love With You", which was a No. read more...
Sale Price $144.00
$160.00
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PAXTI ANDION His ink signature with a Spanish sentiment Autograph Sentiment signed in Spanish: "[un-translated phrase]/Paxti Andion", 5x3 card. Spanish singer/songwriter and actor Paxti Andion (b. 1947) appeared in 11 films between 1975 and 1995, and made several appearances on Spanish TV. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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COUNTRY MUSIC: EDDY ARNOLD, DONNA FARGO, JERRY REED and HANK WILLIAMS, JR Eddy Arnold, Donna Fargo, Jerry Reed and Hank Williams, Jr. sign a philatelic envelope honoring George Gershwin. Philatelic Envelope signed: "Eddy/Arnold/1992", "Happy Wishes/Donna Fargo", "Jerry Reed/'92", and "Hank/Williams/Jr. read more...
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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COUNTRY MUSIC: EDDY ARNOLD, DONNA FARGO, JERRY REED and HANK WILLIAMS, JR Eddy Arnold, Donna Fargo, Jerry Reed and Hank Williams, Jr. sign a philatelic envelope honoring Cole Porter. Philatelic Envelope signed: "Eddy/Arnold/1992", "Love/Donna/Fargo", "Jerry Reed/'92", and "Hank/Williams, Jr. read more...
Sale Price $252.00
$280.00
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WINIFRED ATWELL White album leaf signed "Sincerely" by Atwell. Comes with a b/w magazine photo of Atwell's head affixed. Autograph sentiment signed "Sincerely in blue ink/Winifred Atwell". 6¼x4¾, with 2¾x3¼ b/w clipped magazine photo of Atwell's head affixed. read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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WINIFRED ATWELL Blue album leaf signed "Sincerely yrs" by Atwell Autograph sentiment signed "Sincerely yrs/Winifred Atwell" in blue ink. 6x5¼. Atwell (1914-1983, born in read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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GENE AUSTIN Signed Autograph Sentiment on an album leaf, with a magazine photo attached Autograph Sentiment signed: "Sincerely/Gene Austin", 6x4 album leaf. Magazine photo (b/w, 1x2) affixed in lower right. Pencil note (unknown hand) at left edge: "Studio Theater Vine St. Mar. 7, 1937. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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PATTI AUSTIN The R&B singer who recorded numerous charting albums for decades signed this index card in blue felt tip Autograph Sentiment Signed: "Love/ Patti Austin". 5x3 index card. Patti Austin (b. 1950) released her debut album, End of a Rainbow, in 1976. read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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FRANKIE AVALON Frankie Avalon signs an index card in blue ink with "All the Best". Autograph Sentiment signed: "All the Best/Frankie Avalon ", 5x3 index card. Unlike some of the heavily marketed "teen idols" who ruled youth-oriented American radio between Elvis and The Beatles, Avalon had a real music background. read more...
Sale Price $72.00
$80.00
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HARRY BABBITT The former lead singer of Kay Kyser's band extends his best wishes Autograph Sentiment signed: "Best Wishes,/Harry Babbitt/Sept. 5 '88", 5x3, Ink signature on card with ornate printed border. read more...
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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GABRIEL BACQUIER Signed autograph sentiment (in French) Autograph Sentiment signed: "Cordialement/votre[Cordially yours]/Gabriel Bacquier", 5x3 card. French operatic read more...
Sale Price $72.00
$80.00
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PEARL BAILEY Jazz and Broadway star Bailey signs a 5x3 card Autograph Sentiment Signed: "All my love/Pearl Bailey", 5x3 card. BAILEY (1918-1990), a jazz singer and Broadway star, made her Broadway debut in 1946, in the musical St. Louis Woman; her performance resulted in an award for most promising newcomer. read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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PEARL BAILEY The Jazz and Broadway star signs on a 5x4 card Autograph Sentiment Signed: "love/Pearl Bailey", 5x4 card. Printed picture affixed at top corner. BAILEY (1918-1990), a jazz singer and Broadway star, made her Broadway debut in 1946, in the musical read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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PEARL BAILEY and PAMELA BROWN Bailey and Brown sign a 4½x3¾ pink album leaf Autograph Sentiment Signed: "My best/Pearl Bailey" and, on verso, "Pamela/Brown", 4½x3¾ album leaf. Dated in ink (unknown hand): "26-6-48." at lower right margins of both sides. read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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ISOBEL BAILLIE Her handwritten sentiment on a 3x2 card Autograph Sentiment signed: "Sincerely/Isobel Baillie", 3x2 card. Scottish concert and opera singer Isobel Baillie (1895-1983) debuted with the Halle Orchestra in 1921, and in London two years later. read more...
Sale Price $81.00
$90.00
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BONNIE “WEE BONNIE” BAKER The talented big band vocalist pens her name and a sentiment on this album leaf Autograph Sentiment signed: “Best Wishes/ Bonnie Baker” in blue ink, 6x4½. Newspaper photograph, b/w, 2x2½, affixed beneath signature. read more...
Sale Price $180.00
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JOSEPHINE BAKER Sentiment and signature from the great jazz singer, dated in 1973 Autograph Sentiment Signed: "Yours/Josephine Baker/1973", 3x2½. read more...
Sale Price $360.00
$400.00
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KAYE BALLARD The comedian signs and draws her face on a 5x3 card. Autograph Sentiment signed: "Best Always/Kaye Ballard/xx", 5x3 card. Singer-comedian Ballard (1925-2019) appeared from the late 1940s with the bands of Spike Jones, Vaughan Monroe and Stan Kenton. read more...
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00
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KAYE BALLARD Ballard signs her name in black ink with love on a sheet bearing a Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids stamp Autograph Sentiment Signed: "Love/Kaye Ballard/x", in black ink, 5½x8½. Ballard has drawn a smiley face inside the 'A' of 'Kaye'. read more...
Sale Price $90.00
$100.00
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ROSE BAMPTON The American soprano sends her autograph on the verso of a penny postal card. Autograph Sentiment signed: "Cordially/Rose Bampton/March 1942" on verso of postal card, 5½x3¼. 1-cent imprinted Martha Washington postal card, postmarked New York, New York, March 16, 1942. read more...
Sale Price $126.00
$140.00