Eckstine, Billy. (1914–1993) [Bruno, Anthony. (1894–1976). Signed photograph. Signed portrait of the great American bandleader and jazz/pop singer as a very young man. By "Bruno of Hollywood" (Anthony Bruno). Inscribed to Paul McMahon. 7 x 5 inches (18.3 x 13 cm). In fine condition.
"There was no band that sounded like Billy Eckstine's. Our attack was strong, and we were playing bebop, the modern style. No other band like this one existed in the world." Dizzy Gillespie, To Be or Not to Bop, 1979.
Anthony Bruno was a celebrity photographer from Connecticut who maintained studios in Hollywood, New York (Carnegie Hall) and Nashville. He signed "Bruno of Hollywood."
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.
Eckstine, Billy. (1914–1993) [Bruno, Anthony. (1894–1976). Signed photograph. Signed portrait of the great American bandleader and jazz/pop singer as a very young man. By "Bruno of Hollywood" (Anthony Bruno). Inscribed to Paul McMahon. 7 x 5 inches (18.3 x 13 cm). In fine condition.
"There was no band that sounded like Billy Eckstine's. Our attack was strong, and we were playing bebop, the modern style. No other band like this one existed in the world." Dizzy Gillespie, To Be or Not to Bop, 1979.
Anthony Bruno was a celebrity photographer from Connecticut who maintained studios in Hollywood, New York (Carnegie Hall) and Nashville. He signed "Bruno of Hollywood."
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.