In 1967, Mrs. Walter Lyons wrote letters to a number of her husband’s favorite jazz musicians, asking them to surprise her husband by wishing him happy birthday. This scrapbook contains letters, postcards, and signed photographs extending birthday greetings to Mr. Walter Lyons. Musicians include Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Chuck Mangione, J. J. Johnson, Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins, Phil Woods, Wayne Shorter, and others.
Image from the collection: Ray Charles to Walter Lyons (1967)
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Steve Allen to Walter Lyons
Steve Allen and Donna Zink
PDF also includes "Donna Zink (Secretary to Steve Allen) to Mrs. Lyons," 7/26/1967, (lyons_scrapbook_030)
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Louis Armstrong to Walter Lyons
Louis Armstrong and Joe Glaser
PDF also includes "Joe Glaser to Walter Lyons," 7/7/1967 (lyons_scrapbook_33)
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Bill Doggett to Walter Lyons
Bill Doggett
PDF also includes: "Bill Doggett to Mrs. Lyons," (lyons_scrapbook_055) and "Bill Doggett (photograph)," (lyons_scrapbook_059)
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Jimmy Giuffre to Walter Lyons
Jimmy Giuffre
PDF also includes "Jimmy Giuffre to Mrs. Rosalind Lyons," 7/4/1967 (lyons_scrapbook_25)
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Tyree Glenn to Walter Lyons
Tyree Glenn and Mrs. Tyree Glenn
PDF also includes "Mrs. Tyree Glenn to Mrs. Lyons," (lyons_scrapbook_016)
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Benny Golson to Walter Lyons
Benny Golson
PDF also includes: "Benny Golson to Mrs. Lyons," 6/24/1967, (lyons_scrapbook_011)
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Neal Hefti to Walter Lyons
Neal Hefti and Shelly Manne
PDF also includes: "Shelly Manne to Walter Lyons" (lyons_scrapbook_015)
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Jon Hendricks to Mr. Walter Lyons
Author Unknown
PDF also includes "Unknown to Mrs. Lyons," 7/3/1967, (lyons_scrapbook_27)
