1959 JOHNNY CASH CONCERT POSTER Cinderella Ballroom Appleton, WI Colby Printing

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This is an original, and probably the only remaining copy of this poster from the show at the Cinderella Ballroom, Appleton, Wisconsin, on August 22, 1959. It measures 14"x22" and is printed on heavy card stock.  This is the first time it has EVER been offered for sale. It has NEVER been bought or sold, or even offered for sale until now..since 1959. The poster was kept by the owner of the Cinderella. He passed in 1981 where it went into storage, until this last week.  We have other posters from this timeframe, old liquor licenses and some other stuff to authenticate its originality.  We will gladly show these items to the buyer to authenticate this posters originality.
Poster is in great shape.  Two tiny pinholes on the top corners and a little bit of wrinkling on the top edge. Original and as found condition. Look at the photos please and ask if you would like a specific one.  We have watermarked the full image of this poster so as no reproductions will be made. It is just on the image and NOT on the actual poster! Printed at the Colby Poster Printing Company in Los Angles, California.
******* You must be willing to do a IN PERSON CASH TRANSACTION. I WILL NOT SHIP THIS. We are located in Appleton, Wisconsin.  I will take a 0 deposit through ebay to hold the poster.  Then we will arrange a meeting to transfer the poster and exchange money(in cash).  I am NOT going to risk a scammer by saying they are mailed a fake poster and file to get their PayPal payment back.  I do NOT trust shipping without loss or damage of this one of a kind historical piece.  I will ONLY do a deal with someone who understands we will transfer the poster in a 100% safe and secure way for both of us.  I will travel to meet, driving or flying. Any of my costs to travel will be paid by the buyer up front and taken off the final price when we meet.  This will ensure I don't get somewhere for a no show and be out my travel expenses.  Or you can fly into Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis, Appleton or Green Bay, Wisconsin. I will meet at any of those airports.  I will gladly put you up for the night at my home if needed. WE NEED TO WORK OUT DETAILS BEFORE YOU PLACE A BID, PLEASE. Send me a message with any questions.********
This visit was the second venue Johnny Cash ever played in Wisconsin.  He played an early and late show at the Cinderella.  The Cinderella was torn down in 1985 after the owner in died in 1981.
If you have any questions, send me a message.
Johnny Cash was 27 years old when he rolled into Appleton on Aug. 22, 1959 for two shows at the Cinderella Ballroom located at 2215 S. Oneida St.
The Post-Crescent
ran a photo of the performer not yet known as the Man in Black in their next edition, noting Cash played to packed houses and performed three 30-minute sets during the evening of dancing.
Cash was no up-and-comer at the point of his Appleton performances. Though he wasn’t yet the icon who would go on to earn inductions in the country, rock and roll and gospel halls of fame.
Cash had signed with Sun Records in 1955 and his debut 1957 album carried some of the best known works of his lengthy career including “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk the Line.” He left Sun for a lucrative deal with Columbia Records in 1958.
Two days prior to the Appleton gigs, he was a guest on the Jimmie Rodgers Show on NBC where he performed “I Got Stripes” and “Gotta Travel On.”
In Appleton, the Cinderella Ballroom was a center of live entertainment at the time.
The ballroom, which opened in 1925, was known for its wooden dance floor and most frequently staged polka acts from the local and regional to the top names in the genre.
It stood across Oneida from where the Maple Tree Pancake House serves up breakfast today.
In addition to its dance offerings, the ballroom catered to the youth of Appleton and reeled in some now legendary names in the late 1950s.
Bobby Darin played the Cinderella on March 22, 1959.
The venue was scheduled for a Feb. 1, 1959 matinee of the ill-fated Winter Dance Party. Severe winter weather in northern Wisconsin halted the troupe and Appleton’s show was the lone cancellation on the entire tour. Two days later, the musical landscape tragically changed when performers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “Big Bopper” Richardson died in a plane crash en route to a performance in Iowa.
On Feb. 12, 1958, the Everly Brothers performed at the Cinderella. Danny and the Juniors performed there on March 16, 1958.
Following Appleton, Cash headed to Monticello, Ill. for his final two performances of August 1959 — both at the Jones County Fair.
The Cinderella Ballroom shows were Johnny Cash’s lone two performances in Appleton, though he played several other shows in the region.