RARE Vee-Jay # 177 45 RPM RECORD Down in the Country Benimon + AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
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RARE Vee-Jay # 177 45 RPM RECORD Down in the Country Benimon.. PLUS THE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED 8" X 10" PHOTO OF THE ARTIST WHO RECORDED THE VERY RARE Vee-Jay # 177 - 45 RPM RECORD "Down in the Country" ..THIS IS FRESH OUT OF THE ESTATE OF THE PERSON THE AUTOGRAPH WAS SIGNED FOR.YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SONG ON YOU TUBE AT THIS ADDRESS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL8TSYQmvk8....William Benimon, who usually went by the name of Ben Imon, sported an attractive pop-style baritone voice. He was born around 1925. On his only known recording session, he got a first-rate jazz accompaniment from members of the Red Saunders band: Riley Hampton (alto sax), McKinley Easton (baritone sax), Earl Washington (piano), Lefty Bates (electric guitar), Jimmy Richardson (bass), and Red himself (drums). On the Swing number "Down in the Country," Easton takes a very unusual 24-bar solo that features his big horn's upper register. "Down in the Country," however, did not fit into any prevailing popular style, and Vee-Jay promptly dropped the singer. Few copies of Vee-Jay 177 were pressed and the single is extremely rare today. He was still active in Chicago in 1959, when he got a rare mention in a Defender advertisement for a package show. Benimon died in Cleveland, on December 21, 1971 .Please see pictures.. . . ALL ITEMS ON MY SITE ARE GUARANTEE TO BE 100% VINTAGE, AND NOT REPRODUCTIONS. Please email me if you have any questions, thank you.
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