Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$156.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Sam Cooke is often referred to as The King of Soul and he had a short but notable career as a singer and composer contributing to popular music. This early and historic handbill from 1961 promotes a show he performed at the Rockland Palace in Harlem.
Cooke had just signed with RCA Records a couple months prior and his new single “Cupid” had just reached the charts. “Chain Gang” also reached No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart just weeks before this performance. The circumstances around his death 3 years later are to this day still subject to speculation. This original handbill is in Super Clean & Pinhole Free Condition. Handbills are currently one of the hottest segments of the market. See our blog dated 5/18/18 for details!
Handbill – Sam Cooke Rockland Palace 1961
Grade – PAE Near Mint 89
Bands/Bill – Sam "Cupid" Cooke Maxine Brown Chuck Jackson Jive Five The Olympics Bernard Byars Ted Taylor Savoy Big Blast Band
Venue – Rockland Palace
City – NewYork NY
Date – 9/9/61
Dimensions – 8 1/2” x 11”
Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Condition Details - Super clean & pinhole free! 100% Original with no restoration. 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 6:00 pm eastern.
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