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Bobby Sharp collection.
- Title
- Bobby Sharp collection.
- Author
- Sharp, Bobby
- Publication
- 1964.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Still image | Use in library | Sc Photo Bobby Sharp Collection | Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints |
Details
- Description
- 3 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white; 26 x 21 cm
- Summary
- Collection consists of three candid shots of songwriter Bobby Sharp backstage during the production of James Baldwin's play "Blues for Mister Charlie" (1964), with cast members Diana Sands and Anne Wedgeworth, and actor Larry Blyden. Sharp is shown holding a 45 rpm special tribute record of his composition "Blues for Mister Charlie." James Baldwin is not depicted.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Group portraits – 1960-1969.
- Gelatin silver prints – 1960-1969.
- Note
- Title based on captions.
- Some photographs bear handwritten captions on verso
- Terms of Use (note)
- Items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Biography (note)
- Bobby Sharp, 1924-2013, was a singer, songwriter and musician who was active during the 1950s-1960s. His most notable song was "Unchain My Heart," which was a hit recording for singer Ray Charles in 1961 and the focus of a publishing rights lawsuit that Sharp won in the early 1970s. His father was concert tenor Louis Sharp.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Bobby Sharp Collection
- OCLC
- 1149067826
- Author
- Sharp, Bobby, collector.
- Title
- Bobby Sharp collection.
- Production
- 1964.
- Type of Content
- still image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Terms Of Use
- Items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
- Biography
- Bobby Sharp, 1924-2013, was a singer, songwriter and musician who was active during the 1950s-1960s. His most notable song was "Unchain My Heart," which was a hit recording for singer Ray Charles in 1961 and the focus of a publishing rights lawsuit that Sharp won in the early 1970s. His father was concert tenor Louis Sharp.
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- Sc Photo Bobby Sharp Collection