PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF MISS KATHY CARTER:; Country & Western performer.
s.l. Archie's Studio, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white head-and-shoulders portrait of Kathy in a sequined blouse. More
Folk & Country Music
JOHNNY CASH SHOW SOUVENIR: PICTURE AND SONG BOOK.
NY: Southwind Music, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. 32 pages; 13pp illustrations from photographs. Contains an essay, "The Living Legend of Johnny Cash" as well as words and music to nine songs written and performed by Johnny Cash, including: Delia; Forty Shades of Green; Mean As Hell; Old Apache Squaw; Tennessee..... More
HAYRIDE JAMBOREE BARN DANCE ALBUM
Chicago: Chart Music, 1946. First Edition. Softcover. 50 pages. Contains words and music to 27 songs, including: Cowgirl Fat (And Her Ten Gallon Hat); Give Me A Saddle And Pony; I Got The Ranch House Blues; In Old San Angelo; They Grow 'em Big In Texas; Twenty-One Froggies; When I...... More
OFFICIAL SHINDIG FESTIVAL PROGRAM BOOK, and Music Capitol News Annual, January-June, 1969. Souvenir Program.
Fairfax, VA: Jim Clark, 1969. First edition. Softcover. 24pp; illustrated throughout from photographs of performers, accompanied by short biographies and appearance schedules. Included are: Tammy Wynette, Stonewall Jackson, Johnny Dollar, Del McCoury, Connie Smith and Her Sundowners, The Compton Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn, Bill and the Po Boys..... More
PROFESSIONAL, FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF "OLD JOE CLARK":; American country banjo player?
Circa 1970s. Original edition. "Old Joe Clark" is shown playing his banjo on the porch of a cabin. Printed on heavy paper. 11" x 8.5" We don't know if this musician is named Old Joe Clark, or whether he's someone else playing the tune by that name on his banjo..... More
Broadside: CLUB 47 INC. CHILDREN'S SERIES, SATURDAYS 2:30, DONATION $1.00.; January 8, Guy Carawan - January 15, The Beers Family - January 22, The Cambridge Quintet - January 24, Dudley Laufman & The Canterbury Country Orch. - February 5, Happy Traum - February 12, Margaret MacArthur - February 19, Sandy & Caroline Paton.
Cambridge, MA: Club 47, 1966. Original document. Broadside, 14" x 8.5", printed in black ink on tan stock, incorporating six vignettes. On the back are two on-the-spot sketches of folk musicians, drawn and signed by artist/sculptor Jonathan Shahn. Jon was in the Boston folk-revival scene back in the early '60s..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIAN COLLINS:; Country & Western performer.
Nashville: Neal Agency, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white 3/4-length portrait of Collins in suit and tie, holding his Fender Telecaster guitar. Photo by Bruno of Hollywood. Singer-songwriter Brian Collins, born in Texas City in 1950, recorded two albums and a number of singles in the early 1970s, went..... More
PROFESSIONAL, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LULU BELLE & SCOTTY:; WLS National Barn Dance.
Chicago: Radio Station WLS, Circa 1950s. Original edition. Glossy photo, 7" x 5", printed caption. Signed by Lulu Belle in blue ink on her image. More
COWBOY COPAS--HILLBILLY SONGS
Cincinnati: Lois Music, 1947. First Edition. Softcover. 33pages, portrait and six illustrations from photographs. Inside the cover is a summary of Copas's career to 1947. Contains words and music to 15 songs written or co-written by Cowboy Copas, including: Are You Honest; Dolly Dear; If I Bring Home The Bacon;..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF MIKE CORLISS:; Country & Western performer.
Nashville: Audway Productions, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white portrait of Corliss in embroidered jacket, chording his electric guitar and gazing into space. More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE COTTON KINGS (trio):; Featured with the Sherwin Linton Show.
s.l. Rustic Royalty Talent Agency, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white group-portrait of the three Cotton Kings in 1970s mod-style, light-colored jackets, pleated shirts, and bow-ties. As of June, 2013, The Cotton Kings were still touring and performing with Sherwin and Pam Linton. More
COULD YOU TAKE ME BACK. By Jimmie and Leon Short. Recorded by Jimmie and Leon Short for Decca Records
Nashville Acuff-Rose 1946. 1946. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 12" x 9" 4pp Contains lyric, melody line, piano accompaniment, guitar chords and frames. In part: "If you knew how much I've suffered since we parted If you knew I've shed a million tears..... More
THE COWBOY AT CHURCH. Arranged by Mort. H. Glickman. Featured by Johnny Marvin over NBC
Chicago Calumet Music 1935. 1935. First Edition. Softcover. 6pp. Contains lyric, melody line, piano accompaniment, guitar chords and frames. In part: "Some time ago two weeks or more, if I remember well, I found myself in town and thought I'd knock around a spell...." 12" x 9.25". Prior owner's name..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK:; Country & Western performer.
Nashville: Hubert Long Agency, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white portrait of Craddock, forearms resting on knees, leaning toward the camera. Craddock, born in North Carolina in 1939, earned the monicker of Mr. Country Rock for his rockabilly style of singing. He joined Cartwheel Records in 1969, as credited..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF BILLY "CRASH" CRADDOCK:; Country & Western performer.
s.l. ABC Records, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white portrait of Craddock performing in an Elvis-style jumpsuit, singing into a hand mic. Craddock, born in North Carolina in 1939, earned the monicker of Mr. Country Rock for his rockabilly style of singing. He joined Cartwheel Records in 1969, as..... More
SIGNED, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF CHARLIE DANIELS:; Country and southern-rock singer and songwriter.
s.l. Epic, 1991. Mike Rutherford, photographer. Original edition. not bound. Publicity photo-portrait, 10" x 8", signed in black felt-tip ink. Charlie Daniels , born at Wilmington, North Carolina in 1936, began writing and performing in the 1950s. As a Nashville session musician, he played on albums recorded by Johnny Cash..... More
DENVER DARLING'S WESTERN ALBUM OF HOME AND COUNTRY SONGS.
NY: Bourne Music, 1946. First Edition. Softcover. pp: 47, (1) ad; portrait,19 illustrations from photographs on centerfold. Contains words and music to 15 songs, including: Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes of Blue; Strawberry Blonde (On the Strawberry Roan); They Call Me Happy Go Lucky (Denver Darling's theme song); Wabash Moon;..... More
SIGNED, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF SKEETER DAVIS:; Country-western and Crossover Pop Star.
Nashville: Landmark, 1991. Original edition. not bound. Publicity photo-portrait, 10" x 8.5", inscribed in blue felt-tip ink: "Love to Glenn / Skeeter Davis / 6-12-91." Skeeter Davis was born Mary Frances Penick in 1931 in a two-room cabin in Kentucky. She first began singing with a friend, billed as The..... More
EARLY AMERICAN SHEET MUSIC, ITS LURE AND ITS LORE, 1768-1889:; Including a Directory of Early American Music Publishers.
New York: R.R. Bowker, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. pp: xxvii, 287 with index; 32 plates showing sheet-music covers. Bound in blue buckram, gilt lettering on spine, top edges gilt. 10.5" x 7.75" More
"LITTLE" JIMMY DICKENS: Song Folio No. 1.
Nashville: Acuff-Rose, 1949. First Edition. Softcover. 48pages. Contains words and music to 20 songs performed by Little Jimmy Dickens, along with nine photographs of him onstage as a solo act and backstage with Hank Williams, Red Foley, and other country stars. Song titles include: A-sleepin' At The Foot Of The..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF MANNY DINNERSTEIN IN CHARACTER AS COWBOY BOB & VERA, WESTERN MAGICIAN:; American entertainer with a country & western bent.
Circa 1970s. Original edition. Shows Cowboy Bob and Vera, his assistant, in western outfits and with western-style props. Photo by Geddes. 10.5" x 8" "Manuel (Manny) Dinnerstein, 71, of Madison, Tennessee, died December 13, 2010. His I.B.M. number was 31073, and he had been a member since 1976 ... Born..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EPPLEY SISTERS, GOSPEL QUINTETTE, MANCHESTER, PA:; Mounted on card stock, with overall title and the name of each sister written in red ink.
Manchester, PA: circa 1945. Original edition. Black-and-white photo of the five sisters, dressed in white blouses, black coats and skirts, and string ties. Caption and names are printed by hand in red. 3,75" x 7" The five Eppley Sisters traveled the world as a gospel quintet for about 30 years..... More
SIGNED, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF DURWARD ERWIN:; Country & Western performer.
San Francisco: Muriel Less, Manager, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white close-up portrait of Erwin, inscribed in black ink: "To: Betty Larson / Love ya sweets / Durward." Singer-songwriter Durward Erwin, born in Kentucky in 1937 and known for his traditional country music, has had a long and varied..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EVANGEL TEMPLE CHOIR AND PASTOR JIMMY SNOW:; Onstage as the Grand Ol' Gospel Time at WSM's Grand Ole Opry.
Nashville: Jimmy Snow, Circa 1960s. Original edition. Shows the choir of mixed voices, onstage with several instruments and Pastor Snow in front of the Grand Ole Opry backdrop. 8" x 10" Jimmie Rodgers Snow, born in 1936 to Minnie and Hank Snow, began a recording career with RCA, was saved..... More
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EVERGREEN DRIFTERS, FEATURING PAULA WOLFE:; Country & Western performers.
Bothell, WA: Jack Roberts, 1970s. Original edition. 10" x 8" black-and-white group portrait of Paula Wolfe, three members of the Evergreen Drifters, and Pat Roberts. The Evergreen Drifters, led by Jack Roberts in the 1950s and '60s, segued into The Evergreen Drifters with Paula Wolfe and Pat Roberts (Jack's nephew)..... More