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George Wachsteter
Sammy Kaye for "So You Want to Lead a Band"

1950

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Medium: Pen and Ink on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right On 20.00" x 15.00" illustration board, the image measuring to 13.00" x 9.00." Caricature by George Wachsteter (1911-2004) of `Swing-and-Sway` orchestra leader Sammy Kaye for his CBS-TV audience participation variety show, `So You Want to Lead a Band`, which ran June-July 1950. The `Swing-and-Sway` conductor invited 6 members of the studio audience to try their hand at leading a band. Kaye would hand his baton to each of them and his band would exactly play the direction the neophyte`s baton indicated, often with hilarious results. The best bandleader was chosen by audience applause & awarded a prize. The series resurfaced 4 years later on ABC-TV & aired Aug 1954-Jan 1955. For the New York Journal-American.
  • Creator:
    George Wachsteter (1911 - 2004)
  • Creation Year:
    1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Minor toning.
  • Gallery Location:
    Fort Washington, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 23731stDibs: LU38436224422

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