Original Cast Recording-"Carmen Jones"(Decca DL 8014)-LP. This original cast recording was released in 1949 and features the Oscar Hammerstein musical-"Carmen Jones".Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American writer, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and was twice awarded an Academy Award for "Best Original Song", and much of his work is part of the unofficial Great American Songbook. He wrote 850 songs. Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships; his collaborators wrote the music. Hammerstein collaborated with composers, including Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml and Sigmund Romberg, but his most famous collaboration was with Richard Rodgers.The LP has been autographed on the front by Oscar Hammerstein with a fountain pen in red...............CONDITION OF VINYL,COVER AND AUTOGRAPH IS VG.................
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HeadlineOscar Hammerstein "Carmen Jones" 1949 Original Cast LP Signed Autograph Decca 1949