The uncle of famed financier Howard Hughes was a popular music writer ("American Composers," "The Music Lovers' Encyclopedia," etc.) who also authored novels, poetry and more. ALS, 1p, 5½" X 7", New York, NY, 1927 February 4. Fine. On Hotel Elysee letterhead, Hughes thanks an admirer "for your flattering interest"..... More

Australian-born American pianist and composer; famed as a piano student of Liszt, Hutcheson became the first dean of the Juilliard School. TLS, 1p, 8½" X 5½", New York, NY, 1927 March 18. Addressed to John G. Leiser. Near fine. Advice for this music educator, reading in part: "The Piano Department..... More

Betty Grable's one-time husband was a brilliant trumpeter and long-time bandleader. IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. [ca. 1960?]. Near fine. Tiny pinhole at each upper corner. Handsome head-and-shoulders portrait in white suite, trumpet barely visible, inscribed boldly in blue in a light portion to the right of his face..... More

Austrian-American opera singer who appeared at the Metropolitan Opera from 1921 to 1932 and at the Vienna State Opera from 1912 to 1935; she starred in the title role at the North American premiere of Puccini's "Turandot" in 1926. Thin, large "with best wishes / Maria Jeritza" in light black..... More

This banjo player and entertainer was a country music star with the Grand Ole Opry and an original cast member of television's "Hee Haw" (1969-871); in 1978 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Large, bold signature in black ballpoint on a heavy stock 5" X 2..... More

This Hawaiian singer, musician and orchestra leader with an Irish name became a popular Big Band vocalist in the 1930s and surfed the wave of Hawaiian popularity, appearing in Broadway productions such as "Aloha Maids" and "Hellzapoppin" before starting up his own Big Band. PS, glossy heavy stock 5½" X...... More

This Cleveland artist ("whose designs are among the most reproduced in the nation," according to one authority) is only the second female in postal history to have designed two U.S. stamps; in 1969 she designed the Alabama statehood stamp, the W.C. Handy stamp and the tuberculosis Christmas seals. Signed First..... More

The Russian-born conductor (husband of soprano Lily Pons) led the Columbia Broadcasting Orchestra throughout the 1930s before moving on to the New York Philharmonic, which he led from 1952 to 1979; it was he who commissioned Aaron Copland to compose his famed "Lincoln Portrait"; his influence on the American public's..... More

American pianist and composer ("To a Messenger," "I Came with a Song," "Like a Rosebud") who studied under Leschetizsky in Vienna; he toured as accompanist with Marcella Sembrich and Frances Alda and was much sought after as a voice teacher for the likes of Marian Anderson and Lawrence Tibbett. TLS..... More

The noted French conductor and violinist was the first to conduct Handel's "Messiah" (1873); as a devout supporter of Richard Wagner, he also conducted the first French performance of "Lohengrin" in Paris in 1887, which sparked street demonstrations from a patriotic group denouncing him as unpatriotic. ALS in French, 2pp..... More

German-born American soprano; noted for her Mozart and Wagner interpretations and also for her renditions of popular German "Lieder." ANS, 1p, 5½" X 3½", Santa Barbara, CA. 1961 September 23. Addressed to Josephine Murray. Fine. On a color postcard showing Santa Barbara, Lehmann thanks a correspondent "for your kind letter..... More

Renowned Austrian-born conductor with the New York Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony. PS, 4" X 5½", n.p., n.d. Fine. Handsome glossy profile portrait in tuxedo, baton in mid-swing, nicely signed. More

The American prima donna was a musical phenomenon in her day, most famed for light opera roles such as "The Belle of New York." Lengthy inscription ("With greetings to Miss / Jane Fullerton from / her's sincerely") and bold full signature, heavy stock 5½" X 3½" card, Altyre, Forres, Scotland..... More