Bobby Short Autographs
Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.
Short also championed African-American composers of the same period such as Eubie Blake, James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, presenting their work not in a polemical way, but as simply the obvious equal of that of their white contemporaries.
Short's dedication to his great love – what he called the "Great American Song" – left him equally adept at performing the witty lyrics of Bessie Smith's "Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)" or Gershwin and Duke's "I Can't Get Started". Short stated his favorite songwriters were Ellington, Arlen and Kern, and he was instrumental in spearheading the construction of the Ellington Memorial in New York City. He was a friend of Tom Jobim and was present during the composer's final days in New York City.
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Current items with a signature of Bobby Short
These are the most current items with a signature of Bobby Short that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bobby Short"Saloon Singer" Signed Autobiography 1st Edition 1995 Hardcover | $26.70 |  |
| Bobby Short"Saloon Singer" Signed Autobiography 1st Edition 1995 Hardcover | $26.70 | |
Traded items with a signature of Bobby Short
The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Short (BOBBY SHORT - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/29/1967) was sold in December 2025 for $165.99 while the cheapest item (Pianist BOBBY SHORT signed 3x5 Index Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2026 with an average selling price of $19.99 for an autographed item of Bobby Short. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was October 2023. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Short is worth $20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bobby Short were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
