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1969 Robert Johnny Hammond Smith Concert Window Card Poster Soul Jazz Organ RARE

Description: This is a vintage original c.1960s window card style poster for a concert performance featuring the legendary soul jazz and bop organist John Robert “Johnny” Hammond playing with his band Mel & The Blue Aces (misspelled on the poster as Mell and the Blue Aces).   This is a window card style poster printed one side only on cardboard measuring about 17” x 22”.   This concert was at Oscar’s Palladium in Sargent, Nebraska  which was a major ballroom in central Nebraska that attracted many headliners as one of the only significant concert venues between Omaha and Denver.     This window card touts the band’s hits Cold Sweat and Summertime and features inset photos of Smith playing his Hammond organ and Mel and the Blue Aces.  The window card indicates this performance was on Saturday, May 24 without the year given.  Mel and the Blue Aces released “Cold Sweat” in 1968 and May 24th is a Saturday in 1969 so I’d date this poster 1969.  The lower margin indicates this window card was printed by the Colorcraft Poster Company of Oklahoma City. This vintage original window card shows moderate handling wear, a few small scuffs, lightly bumped edges and some toning from age.   A piece of tape or something similar was pulled off the bottom center of the poster creating a small patch of surface contact loss to the paper which has been partially filled in with what looks like colored pencils.   There is a small bit of dried glue in two spots on the right and left side toward the bottom on the window card where it looks like two small photos or something else was pasted to the window card at one time.   This window card still displays nicely and is an original from an important musician associated with the Hammond Organ and the Soul Jazz movement of the 1960s.  Email any questions.  Thanks for looking.   The following is some information on John Robert “Johnny Hammond” Smith from Wikipedia:   John Robert "Johnny Hammond" Smith (December 16, 1933 – June 4, 1997) was an American soul jazz and hard bop organist. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a renowned player of the Hammond B-3 organ so earning "Hammond" as a nickname,[1] which also avoided his being confused with jazz guitarist Johnny Smith though this could lead to him being confused with Jimmy Smith (musician), another Hammond great. Biography Smith played with Paul Williams and Chris Columbo before forming his own group. His bands featured singers Etta Jones, Byrdie Green, saxophonists Houston Person, Earl Edwards, guitarists Eddie McFadden, Floyd Smith, James Clark, vibist Freddie McCoy. His career took off as he was serving as accompanist to singer Nancy Wilson. One of his last accomplishments also included Nancy Wilson. He wrote the song "Quiet Fire" for her Nancy Now! release in 1988. After a 10-year spell on Prestige Records throughout the 1960s resulting in a series of albums, he signed for soul/R&B influenced Kudu imprint of Creed Taylor's well-regarded CTI Records jazz record label in 1971. His first album for Taylor, Breakout was chosen that year to launch Kudu. The album featured Grover Washington Jr. as a sideman prior to the launch of his career as a solo recording artist. Three further albums followed with Taylor on Kudu, as he decided to refer to himself as "Johnny Hammond", after deciding to drop "Smith" from his name.[2][3] His style had become increasingly funky as he adapted to the style changes in music, culminating in two popular albums with the Mizell Brothers, Gambler's Life (1974) for the CTI offshoot, Salvation and then in 1975, Gears after switching to another jazz label, Milestone Records. He began using electric and acoustic pianos, starting with Gambler's Life, in addition to his signature instrument. Hammond's song "Shifting Gears" was featured on the breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats, and was also featured in the soundtrack of the 2006 video game Driver: Parallel Lines as well. His song "Conquistadores Chocolates" was covered by BadBadNotGood and featured on GTA: The Cayo Perico Heist. (Rockstar Games) Smith also taught at the Cal Poly Pomona music department for several years, beginning in January 1987. He died in Victorville, California of cancer at the age of 63. Payment Terms Winning bidders will receive an email directly from eBay at the end of the auction or after purchasing a fixed price item. If you have questions about how to pay for this item please let me know. If you made multiple purchases for a single shipment contact us for combined shipping charges which will normally be less than the amount shown on the automatically generated eBay invoice. You will receive an email notifying you when your item ships. Buyers outside the USA, please provide a telephone number for customs forms. 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Price: 265 USD

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

End Time: 2024-08-26T18:31:41.000Z

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Original/Reproduction: Original

Size: 17" x 22"

Artist: Johnny Hammond Smith

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Industry: Music

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