RARE - BENNY GOODMAN, HAMPTON, KRUPA, WILSON AUTOGRAPHS - QUARTET ALL 4 TOGETHER
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GOODMAN JAZZ QUARTET AUTOGRAPHS
BENNY GOODMAN, LIONEL HAMPTON, GENE KRUPA, TEDDY WILSON
ALL (4) SIGNATURES ON ONE CARD TOGETHER
PURCHASED FROM VERY REPUTABLE DEALER
Up for sale is a rare signed card with the signatures of (4) of the most Famous Jazz Greats of all time! This card was signed by the Musicians of the Benny Goodman Jazz Quartet. This is RARE.
The signatures include: Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa & Teddy Wilson. All together on one card. This is a pretty "scarce" item - as it does not come up that often - if ever! Do not miss out on the opportunity in purchasing this very fine RARE item.
The Photograph shown is just a paper "copy" that I received from the Dealer. The signatures are 100% authenticated from the Dealer I purchased it from.
As far as Authenticity, this item was purchased approx. ten years ago from Barb Pengelly of Williamsport Maryland. She is a very well known Dealer and VERY respected in her years of experience in the field of Autographs. I had the pleasure of purchasing many authentic items from Barb in the years past. This was one of them.
The winner will receive the same paperwork that I received from Barb (as shown in the pictures above).
All Sales are Final - I am breaking up my collection of Rare paper Collectibles. Ask all and any questions.
U.S. Buyers only - NO International sales. Payment must be received in two days. This item will be Shipped US Priority Mail fully Insured. Shipping & Insurance is $8.00. Thank you for visiting my listing.
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The Beginnings:
In the summer of 1935 Goodman undertook a national tour. It was not particularly successful until he reached the West Coast, where his segment of Let’s Dance had been heard three hours earlier than on the East Coast. His performance at the Palomar Ballroom near Los Angeles on August 21, 1935, was a spectacular success, remembered as the date on which the Swing Era began.
He moved on to a six-month residency at the Congress Hotel in Chicago, beginning in November. He scored 15 Top Ten hits in 1936, including the chart-toppers “It’s Been So Long,” “Goody-Goody,” “The Glory of Love,” “These Foolish Things Remind Me of You,” and “You Turned the Tables on Me” (all vocals by Helen Ward). Teenagers and college students invented new dance steps to accompany the new music sensation. Benny’s band, along with many others, became hugely successful among listeners from many different backgrounds all over the country.
During this period Benny also became famous for being colorblind when it came to racial segregation and prejudice. Pianist Teddy Wilson, an African-American, first appeared in the Benny Goodman Trio at the Congress Hotel in 1935. Benny added Lionel Hampton, who would later form his own band, to his Benny Goodman Quartet the next year. While these groups were not the first bands to feature both white and black musicians, Benny’s national popularity helped to make racially mixed groups more accepted in the mainstream. Benny once said, “If a guy’s got it, let him give it. I’m selling music, not prejudice...
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