Author: Wayne King; Phil Regan; Nick Lucas
Title: Wayne King: The Waltz King; Phil Regan; Nick Lucas: The Crooning Troubadour. (Three Original Photographs) (Signed)
Description: [New York?]: 1932-35. Autographed. Black & White photographs. 11.25 x 8.5, 5 x 7 and 4 x 5 inches. Very Good. Each photograph signed in ink by the actor. Mounted back to back on card. Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, singer and orchestra leader with a long association with both NBC And CBS. He was sometimes referred to as the Waltz King because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The Waltz You Saved for Me" was his standard set closing song in live performance and on numerous radio broadcasts at the height of his career. Philip Joseph Christopher Aloysius "Phil" Regan (May 28, 1906 – February 11, 1996) was an American actor, who later served time for bribery in a real estate scandal. Regan worked as a detective on the NYPD, before his singing was overheard by a radio producer at a party. He was signed by CBS radio "as a result of his singing -- gratis -- at a charity benefit." He became known as "The Romantic Singer of Romantic Songs" when he performed with Guy Lombardo and his orchestra on the Burns and Allen radio program. This earned him the nickname "The Singing Cop". Regan went on to headline musical comedies at both Republic and Monogram studios. His film debut was in The Key. William Gilmore, in a review of the film Laughing Irish Eyes in the Brooklyn Eagle, described Regan as having "astonishing good looks and an extraordinarily pleasing tenor voice. Dominic Nicholas Anthony Lucanese (August 22, 1897 – July 28, 1982), known professionally as Nick Lucas, was the first jazz guitarist to record as a soloist. His popularity during his lifetime came from his reputation as a singer. His signature song was "Tiptoe Through the Tulips". Lucas was born into an Italian family in Newark, New Jersey. In 1922, at the age of 25, he gained renown with his hit renditions of "Pickin' the Guitar" and "Teasin' the Frets" for Pathé Records. In 1923, Gibson Guitars proposed to build him a concert guitar with a deeper body. Known as the "Nick Lucas Special," it became a popular model with guitarists. In the same year, he began recording for Brunswick and remained one of their exclusive artists until 1932. He became known as "The Crooning Troubadour". From a collection of photographs and other ephemera removed from the scrapbook of a radio music enthusiast. .
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Title: Wayne King: The Waltz King; Phil Regan; Nick Lucas: The Crooning Troubadour. (Three Original Photographs) (Signed)
Description: [New York?]: 1932-35. Autographed. Black & White photographs. 11.25 x 8.5, 5 x 7 and 4 x 5 inches. Very Good. Each photograph signed in ink by the actor. Mounted back to back on card. Wayne King (February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter, singer and orchestra leader with a long association with both NBC And CBS. He was sometimes referred to as the Waltz King because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The Waltz You Saved for Me" was his standard set closing song in live performance and on numerous radio broadcasts at the height of his career. Philip Joseph Christopher Aloysius "Phil" Regan (May 28, 1906 – February 11, 1996) was an American actor, who later served time for bribery in a real estate scandal. Regan worked as a detective on the NYPD, before his singing was overheard by a radio producer at a party. He was signed by CBS radio "as a result of his singing -- gratis -- at a charity benefit." He became known as "The Romantic Singer of Romantic Songs" when he performed with Guy Lombardo and his orchestra on the Burns and Allen radio program. This earned him the nickname "The Singing Cop". Regan went on to headline musical comedies at both Republic and Monogram studios. His film debut was in The Key. William Gilmore, in a review of the film Laughing Irish Eyes in the Brooklyn Eagle, described Regan as having "astonishing good looks and an extraordinarily pleasing tenor voice. Dominic Nicholas Anthony Lucanese (August 22, 1897 – July 28, 1982), known professionally as Nick Lucas, was the first jazz guitarist to record as a soloist. His popularity during his lifetime came from his reputation as a singer. His signature song was "Tiptoe Through the Tulips". Lucas was born into an Italian family in Newark, New Jersey. In 1922, at the age of 25, he gained renown with his hit renditions of "Pickin' the Guitar" and "Teasin' the Frets" for Pathé Records. In 1923, Gibson Guitars proposed to build him a concert guitar with a deeper body. Known as the "Nick Lucas Special," it became a popular model with guitarists. In the same year, he began recording for Brunswick and remained one of their exclusive artists until 1932. He became known as "The Crooning Troubadour". From a collection of photographs and other ephemera removed from the scrapbook of a radio music enthusiast. .
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Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 18-3925
- Book number: 18-3925
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