(MUSIC BLUES) The Pittsburgh Cotton Pickers

Sale 2308 - Lot 458

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

(MUSIC--BLUES.) The Pittsburgh Cotton Pickers. Pictorial poster, printed on yellow cardstock, 20 x 9-1/2 inches; creased in the center where it was folded for mailing; accompanied by a letter from a young lady named Calie who writes to her mother in Indiana and sent this poster to her from "near Saginaw, Michigan.", 1928

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a superb period piece for this well-known eleven piece dance orchestra. The poster states that the band's "season run" (presumably home-base) is at Duqusne's Garden, Pittsburgh, beneath which is a space to write in wherever the band happened to be when on tour. The poster is accompanied by a letter from a young lady named Calie, who writes to her mother about attending the dance at "Haddon Hall, June 4, 1928--Dear mother; Went with Winnie Coster (?) and her folks. Danced for the first time on a dance floor. Plenty Hot orchestra! We are all fine and still going." She goes on about going home to someone's house and having supper. The Pittsburgh Cotton Pickers were a well known band and are mentioned on the Pittsburgh Music site: "Sell Hall also sponsored legendary 'Battle of Music' shows pitting national acts like the Speed Webb Orchestra and the Elbridge Brothers against Pittsburgh Cotton Pickers, the Komedy Klub, Joy Cloud, the Royal Southerners, and other bands. Under Sell Hall's management the Pythian Temple offered food, drinks and all night dancing. A typical show would be a double bill like the 1933 show with Noble Sissie band playing until 2 AM followed by Fletcher Henderson's band.