Autographs of Harry Roy
Harry Roy (12 January 1902 – 1 February 1971) was a British dance band leader and clarinet player from the 1920s to the 1960s. He performed several songs with suggestive lyrics, including "My Girl's Pussy" (1931), and "She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor" (1939). More about Harry Roy
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Roy was born Harry Lipman in Stamford Hill, London, England, and after learning piano from the age of 7, went on to study clarinet and alto saxophone at the age of 16. He and his brother Sidney formed a band which they called the Darnswells Dance Band, with Harry on saxophone and clarinet and Sidney on piano. During the 1920s, they performed in several prestige venues, such as the Alhambra and the London Coliseum, in bands such as the Original Lyrical Five and the Crichton Lyricals. They had a three-year residency at the Café de Paris, and toured South Africa, Australia and Germany.
By the early 1930s, Harry Roy was fronting his own band, the RKOliansthe band under his own name, and broadcasting from the Café Anglais and the Mayfair Hotel. In 1931, he wrote and sang "My Girl's Pussy", which has since been the subject of many cover versions and remakes. In 1935, he married Elizabeth Brooke (stage name: Princess Pearl), daughter of the White Rajah of Sarawak, with whom he appeared in two musical films, Everything Is Rhythm (1936) and Rhythm Racketeer (1937). Appearing in the former film were Roy's two pianists, Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye. They had originally been part of Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins, a smaller outfit composed of members of the main band, which also included drummer Joe Daniels. Moreton and Kaye left Roy's band in early 1936, going on to a successful career as piano duettists in their own right. Read even more about Harry Roy at Wikipedia
By the early 1930s, Harry Roy was fronting his own band, the RKOliansthe band under his own name, and broadcasting from the Café Anglais and the Mayfair Hotel. In 1931, he wrote and sang "My Girl's Pussy", which has since been the subject of many cover versions and remakes. In 1935, he married Elizabeth Brooke (stage name: Princess Pearl), daughter of the White Rajah of Sarawak, with whom he appeared in two musical films, Everything Is Rhythm (1936) and Rhythm Racketeer (1937). Appearing in the former film were Roy's two pianists, Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye. They had originally been part of Harry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins, a smaller outfit composed of members of the main band, which also included drummer Joe Daniels. Moreton and Kaye left Roy's band in early 1936, going on to a successful career as piano duettists in their own right. Read even more about Harry Roy at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Harry Roy
The most expensive item with a signature of Harry Roy (E F BENSON NOVELIST GENUINE AUTOGRAPH REVERSE SIGNED PHOTO HARRY ROY) was sold in October 2020 for £55.00 while the cheapest item (Autograph of Harry Roy) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2013 with an average selling price of £1.97 for an autographed item of Harry Roy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2012 with £16.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2020. In average, an autographed item from Harry Roy is worth £2.46.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Harry Roy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1920s Harry Roy Signed Autograph Postcard Dance Jazz Band Leader Clarinet Player | £4.00 | |
| Autograph of Harry Roy | £0.99 | |
| Dance Band Era - Bandleader - HARRY ROY - Vintage Signed Pic | £2.50 | |
| HARRY ROY & HIS BAND HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CHRISTMAS CARD | £8.50 | |
| Harry Roy (1900-!971) British Dance Band Leader Signed Pic | £2.79 | |
| HARRY ROY -Vintage Bandleader signed album page,MARJORIE KINGSLEY & RENEE LESTER | £0.99 | |
| Harry Roy vintage signed Christmas Card AFTAL | £4.24 | |
| HARRY ROY-British Dance Band Leader & Clarinetist-1920's-60's-Signed Letter | £2.31 | |
| HARRY ROY-British Dance Band Leader & Clarinetist-1920's-60's-Signed Picture | £2.41 | |
| HARRY ROY-She Had To Go & Lose It At The Astor-Bandleader/Clarinet Signed Pic | £1.95 | |
| HARRY ROY-Very Popular Band Leader & Clarinet Player 1920's-60's-Signed | £0.99 | |
| HARRY ROY-Very Popular Band Leader & Clarinet Player 1920's-60's-Signed Picture | £3.21 | |
| JULIE DAWN 1940s On Singer w Geraldo, Harry Roy & later `Penfriend` signed card | £1.95 | |
| JULIE DAWN 1940s On Singer w Geraldo, Harry Roy & later `Penfriend` signed pic | £2.89 | |
| RARE HARRY ROY PHOTO CARD SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ORIGINAL DANCE BAND LEADER MUSIC | £0.99 | |