Program for Harry James and Nina Simone with Buddy Rich, Ruth Price, John Byner: Museum Object and Cultural History
Program for Harry James and Nina Simone with Buddy Rich, Ruth Price, John Byner: Date: 1964-1965. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003.
The object in the museum catalogue
A souvenir program for a 1964 Harry James and Nina Simone tour with Buddy Rich, Ruth Price and John Byner. The cover is pink and has black-and-white portraits of the performers next to text bubbles with their names. From top it reads [Trumpet Virtuoso / Harry James / and his Orchestra], [featuring / World's Greatest Drummer / Buddy Rich], [and Ruth Price], [The Amazing / Nina Simone / and her quartet] / [and the comedy sensation of the Ed Sullivan TV Show / John Byner]. James' and Simone's names are featured in large white text within red bubbles while the rest of the performers are in smaller black and white bubbles. The interior of the program contains biographies of the performers as well as portraits and photographs of them performing. There are approximately 17 pages.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1964-1965
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
- Subject of: Harry James, American, 1916 - 1983
- Subject of: Buddy Rich, American, 1917 - 1987
- Subject of: Ruth Price, American, born 1938
- Subject of: John Byner, American, born 1938
- Type: souvenir programs
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
- Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Comedy
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Popular music
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.132.15
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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