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Chuck Berry
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Big Rock and Roll Show Concert Poster, Chattanooga Memorial Auditorium, 14 October 1955
- ink,paper
Concert poster (28 1/4 x 22 1/8 in.; 718 x 562 mm). Printed on card stock in colors. In very good condition.
Catalogue Note
A rare concert poster featuring the Chuck Berry trio and "Bittersweet" Buddy Johnson headlining. Advertising a concert and dance at Memorial Auditorium, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this poster dates from 1955 — the year Chuck Berry altered the course of American music by recording and releasing one of the first rock and roll songs, "Maybellene." The concert featured additional performances by the Nutmegs, 4 Fellows, Arthur Prysock, Al Savage, the Spaniels, Ella Johnson, with "The Queen of Quiver and Shake" Queenie Owens.