Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$1,440.00
Starting bid: $10.00
Here we have just the second example of this incredible Chuck Berry Cardboard Poster to ever appear in our auction! The poster features The Chuck Berry Trio at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga on October 14th, 1955 as part of the Big Rock & Roll Show - including many additional acts of the era!
This is a somewhat early issue for Chuck Berry and the poster advertises his FIRST HIT SINGLE "Maybellene". He was still referred to as "The Chuck Berry Trio" at this time with Johnnie Johnson on Piano and Ebby Hardy on drums. The Trio title was soon dropped within a matter of months and Berry became the Rock 'n Roll Icon he will always be remembered as.
Chuck Berry material has been absolutely on fire ever since the legend's passing. Original cardboard posters are super popular and remain one of the most highly sought-after type of concert memorabilia ever known. They rarely show up at public auction and when they do they are always met with enthusiastic bidding! This early piece truly has it all.
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: The Chuck Berry Trio Memorial Auditorium
--GRADE: EXCELLENT 79
--PERFORMERS: Chuck Berry Trio, Buddy Johnson Orchestra, The Nutmegs, Spaniels, More
--VENUE: Memorial Auditorium
--CITY: Chattanooga, TN
--DATE: 10/14/55
--SIZE: 22.13 x 28.25
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First-Printing Poster
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