A Matted and Autographed Album Cover of Songs from Dennis Day

n.p.: n.p., 1958. This unusual item is a matted record album cover for a record released in 1958 titled "Dennis Day Sings Christmas is for the Family," with his autograph in a separate window below the cover. Dennis Day lived from 1916-1988. Appearing with him on the cover are Jack Benny dressed as Santa Claus, Day's wife and seven of his ten children. "Always bright and beaming from ear to ear, Irish singer Dennis Day's name and career remains synonymous with that of Jack Benny's, working with the star comedian on radio and TV for the entire duration. It was Jack who gave him his break in 1939 and Jack who kept him employed as a singer and naive comic sidekick (his "Gee, Mr. Benny!" became a well-known catchphrase on the show). Dennis in fact would play second-banana to the comedian until Benny's death in 1974. His last TV appearance was less than a year before his death, in September, 1987, on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. With tears in his eyes, he spoke of his recent diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's Disease, and pleaded with viewers to help support medical research for that and other neuromuscular diseases via their donations." [Imdb}.
In very good plus condition. The green matte measures 15 x 18 inches. MUSIC/071625.