The poetry is part of something written by (I think) Grantland Rice. Fred Snodgrass quoted it in TGOTT. A great poem.
Funny you should mention Beiderbecke! I actually thought of mentioning him in an earlier post! I have seen two examples of his signature, but never actually held one in-person. His autograph would command a slight premium, but I doubt it would break the bank. Case in point: autographs of the so-called father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers, only turn up once every decade or so. He died of TB while still a young man, so there aren't many signatures to go around. The last one sold for under $1000 in auction, I believe.
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