Description: THE HIPPEST, SWINGINGEST, MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUB THERE WAS!Now... A RARE MEMBERSHIP CARDFor SAM BUTERA’S C.R.S. CLUB C.R.S, an acronym for “CAN’T REMEMBER SH*T.”Can apply equally to memory lapse due to old age, drug use, apathy, other causes. Often used when interrogated by the local cops or FBI about various “connected” Italian members of his audience! A RARE COLLECTORS ITEMFOR ANY LAS VEGAS OR SHOW BUSINESS AFICIONADO!with a Certificate of Authenticity from the owner…and, a bonus: selections from interviews with Sam,done by the owner, about the Vegas years. OFFICIAL MEMBERThis is to certify that(YOUR NAME HERE)IS A MMEBR IN GOOD STANDING OF THESam Butera & The Wildest C.R.S. CLUB“CAN’T REMEMBER SH*T” FLASH THIS CARD IN VEGAS OR AN ITALIAN RESTAURANTand SEE WHAT HAPPENS! Sam Butera was a swingin’, rockin’, honkin’powerful R&B saxophone player from New Orleans and the straw that stirred the drink when Louis Prima and Keely Smith hit it big in Las Vegas and then the country in the 1950. Backed by his band the Witnesses, Sam provided the magic, and did the arrangements for hits like Just A Gigolo/I Ain;t Got Nobody ad That Old Black Magic.After Prima’s death, Butera soldiered on with The Wildest, playing Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Europe, and select Italian restaurants and clubs. Were some members of of his audience “connected”? From godfathers to soldiers in the “Mafia,”” did they show up in the audience. If you’d ask Sam or his band, they’d say “I can’t remember. I can’t remember sh*t.”A funny nod at forgetfulness, and for all of those who love “mob rock,”The Godfather, Goodfellas, The Sopranos, Casino, and The Irishman,also a symbol of honor and omerta, and honor. SHIPPING POPGALLERY33 will ship this item FLAT in acid-free materials via USPS First Class Mail for $5.00 anywhere in the United States. Tracking information included in the shipping and handling costs. International sales via eBay Global Shipping Program. POPGALLERY33 ALWAYS COMBINES SHIPPING! ** SAM BUTERA (August 17, 1927 – June 3, 2009) was an American tenor saxophonist and singer-songwriter from New Orleans, best noted for his collaborations with Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Butera is frequently regarded as a crossover artist who performed with equal ease in both R&B and the post-big band pop style of jazz that permeated the early Vegas nightclub scene.
Price: 99 USD
Location: Pacific Palisades, California
End Time: 2024-12-19T16:43:23.000Z
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