RARE "THE BIGGEST SHOW OF STARS FOR 1960" CONCERT POSTER WITH FRANKIE AVALON, ISLEY BROTHERS & MORE.
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Winning Bid:
$1,180.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
17x22.75" thin cardboard window card for Jan. 22, 1960 concert that took place at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada featuring "The Biggest Show Of Stars For 1960" that include Frankie Avalon, Clyde McPhatter, Bobby Rydell, Johnny & The Hurricanes, The Crests, Freddy Cannon, Sammy Turner, Linda Laurie, The Isley Brothers, The Clovers, Dick Caruso, Harold Cromer as M.C., The Paul Williams Orchestra and Cliff Richard, whose name is misspelled as "Richards." Boxing style poster was printed by Globe Poster of Baltimore, MD. Headliner Frankie Avalon was riding the top of the charts w/the song "Why" (the final number 1 hit of the 1950s), listed just left of his photo portrait. Bobby Rydell had six top 20 hits in 1960 and his 1959 single "We Got Love" (listed beside his image) climbed to number 6 and spent 17 weeks on the charts. The Isley Bros. broke into prominence in 1959 w/their hit "Shout," kickstarting an illustrious career spanning over five decades. Bottom center features a bit of foreshadowing w/the British Elvis Presley Cliff Richard billed as "England's No. 1 Singing Sensation." Richard didn't achieve American success until the 1970s. Poster has some aging w/more noticeable aging to marquee area at top. Back of poster has three spots of minor surface paper lift from tape removal at top and two spots at bottom corners. Poster remains free of pin holes and shows just lt. corner tip wear. Fine overall. Historic poster that provides a look at the pre-British Invasion landscape of American popular music.
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