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Sale 76
Manuscript Sale
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Lot 365 |
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Collection of Songwriters, Composers, Musicians, Arrangers, etc. A variety of cards, letters, a note, a CD cover, most inscribed to music publisher Jay Morgenstern, signed by the following: Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes"); Dudley Moore (who could forget him in "Arthur" and "Ten"?); Neal Hefti (composed "Batman" theme); Jimmy Webb (writer of "MacArthur Park" and many more famous songs); Jerry Bock (he wrote "Fiddler on the Roof"); Fred Ebb (he won three Tony awards for best score with co-writer Kander); Ray Evans (lyricist who won three Academy Awards with partner Jay Livingston); Pete Seeger (folk singer and writer of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," "If I Had A Hammer" and "Turn, Turn"); George Abbott (two contracts and a letter signed by the most successful and longest lived Broadway producer--"Pajama Game," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," etc.); Harvey Schmidt (composer of music for "The Fantasticks," the longest running musical in history); Sam the Sham Zamudio (singer of "Wooly Bully" and "L'il Red Riding Hood,"); Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn, and Lamont Dozier (letter signed by all three; the songwriting team of Kasha and Hirschhorn won two Oscars for Best Song and two Tony nominations; Dozier co-wrote "Stop, In the Name of Love" and "Baby I Need Your Loving"). Overall fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 500
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Lot 366 |
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Music Award For 1,000,000 Copies of the Sheet Music for "Evergreen". Lithograph copy of first page of "Evergreen (Love Theme From 'A Star Is Born')"; matted with a plaque and framed to 16 x 23½ in. The plaque reads: "Presented to Barbra Streisand from Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. to commemorate the sale in the U.S.A. of over 1 Million copies of the Sheet Music 'EVERGREEN' (LOVE THEME FROM 'A STAR IS BORN')". Miss Streisand wrote the music and Paul Williams wrote the words. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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$120 |
Lot 367 |
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Platinum Record Award for Van Halen's "1984". Platinum record featuring the #1 hit "Jump" matted with a plaque which reads: "Presented to Jay Morgensen [the publisher] to commemorate the sale of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Warner Bros. Records long-playing record album '1984'". A small image of the album cover is also matted with the record; framed to an overall size of 16¾ x 20¾ in. Estimated Value $200 - 300
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$120 |
Lot 368 |
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R.E.M. - Letter Signed by All Six Members. Typed letter on R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. letterhead, Sept. 17, 1991 to Jay Morgenstern of Warner-Chappell Music, Inc., signed by Peter L. Buck, J. Michael Stipe, William T Berry, and Michael E. Mills, as well as by counselor Bertis E. Downs and manager W. Jefferson Holt. Thanking Jay for contributing to a fundraiser for Senator Wyche Fowler of Georgia, whom they supported. A 6 x 4" R.E.M. / Out of Time card is attached. With a tri-fold folder, each, 10 x 14" featuring a picture of the group at center; Michael and Peter Buck sign on the left fold and Bill Berry (he inscribes "Thanks Jay") and Michael Mills sign on the right. Estimated Value $250 - 300
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$204 |
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