
Lot 6
A Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, and Jerry Lee Lewis handbill
27 March 2017, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$3,000 - US$5,000
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A Buddy Holly, Bill Haley, and Jerry Lee Lewis handbill
"The Big Gold Record Stars" rock 'n' roll revue, featuring Bill Haley and His Comets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Everly Brothers, with "Extra Added" act, Jerry Lee Lewis. Halftone handbill, Dade County Auditorium, Florida, February 24 [1958]. Note to verso reads: "Dear Smokey / Are you working on the / summer show? Please ad [sic] / The Everly Brothers - and Jerry [Lee] Lewis / to the show and make them a / must - they are well liked down here. We grossed on this show / $10,500. / I sure hope we can get this / association moving - it appears / that little interest is being developed / so far. The membership drive / that we were supposed to have / [...] What happened? Please write / and give me any news you have- / the suspense is killing me. / Best Wishes- [Unreadable- appears to say "Crowbar Jim"]."
6 x 9 1/2 in
6 x 9 1/2 in