RR Auction: Marvels of Modern Music

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Blues: Barrie Wentzell396 - Blues: Barrie Wentzell
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Four limited edition glossy 16 x 20 photographic prints of blues musicians, each numbered 39/50, titled signed in the lower border in ink by the photo
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Art Ensemble of Chicago397 - Art Ensemble of Chicago
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Glossy 9.75 x 8 ECM Records publicity photo of the group sitting around an outdoor table, signed in black ballpoint by Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye, and
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mildred Bailey398 - Mildred Bailey
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One of the most popular female vocalists of the 1930s, but despite all of her success, superstardom eluded her. Plagued by a combination of diabetes,
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Bunny Berigan399 - Bunny Berigan
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Jazz trumpeter (1908–1942) who rose to stardom during the swing era, but was hampered by alcoholism until it drove him to death at age 33. Vintage 9.7
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Walter Brown400 - Walter Brown
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Blues ‘shouter’ in Jay McShann’s band (1917–1956). Vintage glossy 8 x 10 publicity photo of Brown with his arms crossed, signed and inscribed in fount
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Solomon Burke401 - Solomon Burke
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Singer (1940–2010) considered one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Apollo Records publicity photo of Burke, s
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Hoagy Carmichael402 - Hoagy Carmichael
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Carmichael looking at sheet music, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Mr. Ransom, Sincerely, Hoagy Carmichael.” In fine
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Clifton Chenier403 - Clifton Chenier
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Accordion player (1925–1987) of the ‘zydeco’ genre, a fusion of Cajun and blues music. Glossy 8 x 10 Arhoolie Records publicity photo of Chenier posin
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Albert Collins404 - Albert Collins
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Collins playing his Telecaster on stage, vertically signed in blue felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Willie Dixon405 - Willie Dixon
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Glossy 8 x 10 Rosebud Agency publicity photo, signed in black felt tip, “From, Willie Dixon.” In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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