July 17th, 2019 Summer Games (#52)

Lot #341:

1935 Frank Sinatra "Hoboken Four" Setlist from Major Bowes Amateur Hour

This setlist is from Frank Sinatra’s earliest known recording and perhaps his first time on radio. One of the successful acts for the Major Bowes audition was the "Hoboken Four." The vocal quartet auditioned as "Frank Sinatra and the 3 Flashes," but was renamed, purportedly by Major Bowes himself. The act won the competition in 1935. This handwritten setlist is done in pencil and also has doodles on the back.