Coon-Sanders Nighthawks Orchestra

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Title: Sheet Music Cover
Description: View is of sheet music entitled "Am I Dreaming?", words and music by Joe Davis, Bobby Gregory and Charles Dornberger. It contains on the cover a composite of various band/orchestra leaders of the day. These include starting on top left: Ralph Kirbery, Tempo King, Wayne King, Hal Kemp, Guy Lombardo, Little Jack Little, Eddie Lane. 2nd row: Clyde Lucas, Ted Lewis, Ann Leaf, Vincent Lopez, Abe Lyman, Jimmie Lunceford, Arthur Lang. 3rd row: Terri La Franconi, Barry McKinley, Johnny Messner, Freddy Martin, Russ Morgan, Jean Meakin, Rose Marie. 4th row: Edward Matthews, Waldo Mayo, Ozzie Nelson, Will Osborne, George Olsen, Louis Panico, Carl Ravell. 5th row: Freddie Rich, Sammy Robbins, Dave Rubinoff, Dick Stabile, Jerry Sears, Ted Straeter, Shirley Lloyd. 6th row: Joe Sanders, Lee Sullivan, Bert Shefter, Frances Saunders, Anthony Trini, Maxine Tappan, Rudy Vallee. 7th row: Peter Van Steeden, Paul Whiteman, Chick Webb, Ted Weems, Anson Weeks, Fats Waller, Joan Whitney.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders
Description: Professional portrait of a seated Joe Sanders.
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Title: Joe Sanders Singing With Children
Description: Interior view of Joe Sanders at the piano with child on his lamp and lady seated beside him. Also has one other child and two adults in view. Microphone close by which says "Acousticon."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Eddie Fitzpatrick
Description: Autographed portrait of orchestra leader Eddie Fitzpatrick.
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Title: Jack Crawford
Description: Portrait of orchestra leader Jack Crawford autographed to Joe Sanders. Autograph reads "Jack Crawford, the old 'clown prince' extends his right hand to the old 'left hander' in sincere admiration."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders and Others
Description: View of a group of people standing by an airplane. Included is Joe Sanders on the far left of the photo. The caption reads: "Texas City Benefit cast. We did two shows, one at Pt. Arthur & one at Austin." Also at the top of the photo: "Texas City Disaster Benefit cast, Pt. Arthur, Tex." The sign on the airplane reads: "Naval Air Transport Service." Others identified on the picture include from left to right: Pt. Arthur Mayor standing next to Joe Sanders, Harry Bobbitt standing next to Mayor, clearance officer in uniform, Mickey Rooney, Ann Blyth, Celeste Holm, Kay Kyser, Sunny Tufts, Marion Morgan, Jane Russell, Victor Borge, and Jerry Wald.
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Title: Paul Whiteman
Description: Autographed portrait of big band leader Paul Whiteman. Autograph reads "To my pal Joe Sanders - Paul Whiteman."
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Title: Clyde Austin and Earle Roberts
Description: Interior view identified on back of photo as Clyde Austin and Earle Roberts who played banjo. Indicates they are in Brian Rust's The American Dance Band Discography, 1917-1942. Both have correspondence with Rettberg in the collection and both played at the Nighthawks Fan Bash.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Members of the Nighthawks standing at the train depot in Mattoon, Illinois. Identified by Edmiston in his book as from left: Knapp, J. Thiell, Musolino, Birge (partly hidden), Richolson, H. Thiell, Coon, and Estep. Sanders in his scrapbook captions the photo, "The gang at Mattoon, Ill."
Date: 1924-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders and Band
Description: Joe Sanders and his band and vocalist posed in a photograph in a matte from the Hotel El Rancho Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada. Band members are not identified.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Tom Coakley
Description: Autographed portrait of orchestra leader Tom Coakley.
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Title: Joe Sanders
Description: Full body portrait of Joe Sanders.
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Title: Joe Sanders and Others
Description: Joe Sanders seated with unidentified lady and man.
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Title: Autographed Photograph
Description: Autographed photograph: To my dear friend Joe, the old left hander, All the best always Bill Terulant (?), Jack Hylton ?, May 19?
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Title: Curt Hitch
Description: Interior view of Curt Hitch identified on back as "Curt at Pickens".
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders
Description: Seated portrait of Joe Sanders.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: George Sterney
Description: Portrait of orchestra leader George Sterney autographed to Joe Sanders.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joe Sanders and Band
Description: Unidentified location, Joe Sanders at piano with band on stage. Coca-Cola advertising on stage.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
Description: Members of the Nighthawks standing on the corner awaiting transportation in Iowa City, Iowa. Edmiston identifies them from left to right: Richolson, Hank Linder (tour manager), Estep, J. Thiell, Musolino, others unidentified.
Date: 1924-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Happy Harmonists
Description: Interior view of six musicians identified as The Happy Harmonists or Hitch's Happy Harmonists. Curt Hitch second from right.
Object Type: Photograph

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