Autographs of Billy Cotton

William Edward Cotton (6 May 1899 – 25 March 1969) as Billy Cotton was an English band leader and entertainer, one of the few whose orchestras survived the British dance band era. Cotton is now mainly remembered as a 1950s and 1960s radio and television personality, but his musical career had begun in the 1920s. In his younger years, Billy Cotton was also an amateur footballer for Brentford (and later, for the then Athenian league club Wimbledon), an accomplished racing driver and the owner of a Gipsy Moth, which he piloted himself. His autobiography, I Did It My Way, was published in 1970, a year after his death. More about Billy Cotton

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Current items with a signature of Billy Cotton

These are the most current items with a signature of Billy Cotton that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Billy Cotton - signed Card	£4.99

Born in Smith Square, Westminster, London, England, to Joseph and Susan Cotton, Cotton was a choirboy and started his musical career as a drummer. He enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers by falsifying his age and saw service in the First World War in Malta and Egypt before landing at Gallipoli in the middle of an artillery barrage. He was recommended for a commission and learned to fly Bristol Fighter aircraft. Not yet 19 years old, he flew solo for the first time in 1918, on the day the Royal Flying Corps became the Royal Air Force. After the end of the war, in the early 1920s, he worked at several jobs, including as a bus driver, before setting up his own orchestra, the London Savannah Band, in 1924.

At first a conventional dance band, the London Savannah Band gradually tended towards music hall/vaudeville entertainment, introducing visual and verbal humour in between songs. Famous musicians who played in Billy Cotton's band during the 1920s and 1930s included Arthur Rosebery, Syd Lipton and Nat Gonella. The band was also noted for their African American trombonist and tap dancer, Ellis Jackson. Their signature tune was "Somebody Stole My Gal", and they made numerous commercial recordings for Decca. Read even more about Billy Cotton at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Billy Cotton

In total, we tracked 31 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Billy Cotton (9 Vtg. Film/Stage/Musical Signed Photos - Vera Lynn, Billy Cotton, D Squires etc) was sold in October 2020 for £29.99 while the cheapest item (Pre War Dance Band Days -BILLY COTTON `Wakey Wakey` signed album page) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (3) was November 2013 with an average selling price of £4.95 for an autographed item of Billy Cotton. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2019 with £8.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.49 was June 2018. In average, an autographed item from Billy Cotton is worth £3.70.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Billy Cotton were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	ALAN BREEZE (1909-1980) Singer - The Billy Cotton Band Show etc Signed	£1.95
	ALAN BREEZE (1909-1980) Singer - The Billy Cotton Band Show etc Signed pic	£2.70
	BILLY COTTON (1899-1969) Popular Bandleader & Entertainer Signed Pic	£1.20
	BILLY COTTON- `Wakey Wakey`Bandleader, Signed Picture	£3.20
	BILLY COTTON- `Wakey Wakey`Bandleader,Signed Picture with his Band in full	£3.29
	BILLY COTTON- Very Popular English Bandleader, TV & Radio Personality-Signed Pic	£3.99
	BILLY COTTON-1899-1969-Top English Bandleader Wakey Wakey`GREAT Early Signed Pic	£2.91
	BILLY COTTON-Great English Bandleader,Entertainer & TV Personality-Signed pic	£8.50
	BILLY COTTON-Massively Popular Bandleader,TV & Radio Personality-Signed Picture	£2.20
	BILLY COTTON-Wakey, Wakey-Very Popular English Band Leader -Signed pic	£1.95
	Dance Band Era - BILLY COTTON signed pic `Wakey Wakey`	£5.50
	Dance Band Era - BILLY COTTON`S Band signed page (inc Alan Breeze)	£7.95
	Original Autograph - Signed page - Billy Cotton + Unknown	£1.49
	Wakey Wakey - BILLY COTTON - Great Bandleader - Vintage Signed Pic	£4.95
	Wakey Wakey BILLY COTTON signed piece with ALAN BREEZE & DOLLY ELSIE w pics	£4.67