Jerry Lee Lewis 1959 "The Great Ball of Fire" $1.00-Admission Concert Poster. ...

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Jerry Lee Lewis 1959 "The Great Ball of Fire" $1.00-Admission Concert Poster. An original cardboard window card advertising Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer and founding father Jerry Lee Lewis playing at a junior college in Summit, Mississippi for two shows on Friday night, May 8, 1959. This blue & yellow concert poster was made by the Hatch Show Print company out of Nashville, TN. This poster is made extra special by the mention of the Killer's two world-changing hits of the 50's, "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" (abbreviated as usual). You can't do better than that. This first-ever Heritage offering measures a shade under 14" x 22" and grades to Very Good condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.

More Information: Poster was once quarter-folded down to fit into Hatch Show Print's filing cabinets. Fortunately, very little color is broken along the two folds, noticeable in places like the "M" in "May" and "N" in "Roland." Also has very lightly bumped corners and the expected light toning from the passage of six decades.

On the verso, the creases have not been reinforced and the horizontal fold, in particular, has broken the cardboard all the way across and weakened the board's structural integrity. So it flexes easily but lies flat nicely and this problem would vanish if it were framed. On the left edge of the horizontal crease, a little material is flapping up. One could apply their own strong tape over these creases and considerably strengthen this window card. Also, "59" is written in pen in one of the corners, presumably by Hatch.


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