1957-Hank Thompson-KRNT Theater Cardboard Concert Poster-SIGNED HANK THOMPSON! PAE Graded Excellent '75'

closed on Friday, June 26, 2020

Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $1.00

This poster is signed in ink by country music legend the late great Hank Thompson!

 

This vintage 1957 cardboard poster was produced for Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys performing live in Des Moines Iowa at the historic KRNT Theater! Thompson's style was a mixture of Honky Tonk and Western Swing music. His backing band The Brazos Valley Boys was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row. He scored his first number one single "The Wild Side of Life" in 1952 which contained the popular & memorable line: "I didn't know God made honky-tonk angels". This incredible extremely rare poster is SIGNED by the late great Hank Thompson himself! Read our blog dated 1/20/18 where we discuss the skyrocketing demand for signed material such as this lot!

 

Poster – Hank Thompson at KRNT Theater

Grade – PAE Excellent 75

Bands/Bill – Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys

Venue – KRNT Theater

City – Des Moines Iowa

Date – 4/14/57

Dimensions – 14" x 21 7/8"

Printing – OP-1 Original Pre-Concert First Printing

Paper Type – Cardboard

Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. Staple pull top center set of staple holes and tackhole bottom center surface paper loss bottom left corner edgewear toning discoloration. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.

 

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