Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$345.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This is the FIRST Sam Cooke Original Handbill we have ever offered in our auction. Best of all it's in Mint Condition! 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 Superb Museum Quality 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 Mint 95
Bands/Bill – Sam "Cupid" Cooke Maxine Brown Chuck Jackson Jive Five The Olympics Bernard Byars Ted Taylor Savoy Big Blast Band More.
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 - Superb Museum Quality with no visible flaws of any kind. No nicks cuts tears or pinholes! 100% Original with no restoration.
*****This Handbill is available for inspection at our gallery by appointment. *****
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