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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Traded items with a signature of Bobby Short
The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Short (BOBBY SHORT SIGNED CAFE CARLYLE, N. Y. PROMOTION CARD, CABRET SINGER, PIANIST) was sold in October 2020 for $50.00 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 (2) was January 2009 with an average selling price of $10.24 for an autographed item of Bobby Short. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Short is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bobby Short were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (2) Signed BOBBY SHORT (D. 2005) Singer and Pianist Record Albums | $9.99 |  |
| BLACK SWING JAZZ POP SINGER PIANIST BOBBY SHORT 1970s PUBLICITY SIGNED PHOTO VF! | $2.99 | |
| Bobby Short Jazz Pianist Singer Big Band Signed Autograph Photo Display | $49.99 | |
| Bobby Short Jazz Pianist Singer Big Band Signed Inscribed Autograph Photo Framed | $24.00 | |
| BOBBY SHORT ORIGINAL & VINTAGE SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD d. 2005 | $2.95 | |
| Bobby Short Piano Legend Celebrating 30 Years at The Carlyle Signed CD | $15.00 | |
| Bobby Short Signed Autographed 8 x 10 Photo American cabaret singer and pianist | $25.00 | |
| Bobby Short Singer Pianist Hand Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo | $39.99 | |
| Cabaret Singer Bobby Short-Signed Hardbound Book | $39.99 | |
| CABARET SINGER~PIANIST BOBBY SHORT (1924-2005) AUTOGRAPH 8 x 10 PHOTO~ | $3.13 | |
| Celebrating 30 Years at Cafe Carlyle by Bobby Short (CD jazz Signed Autographed | $14.99 | |
| Pianist and Singer Bobby Short Autographed Photo | $19.95 | |
 | RARE! “Great American Song" Bobby Short Hand Signed FDC Dated 1986 | $49.99 | |
| RARE!! “Great American Song" Bobby Short Hand Signed FDC Dated 1986 | $49.99 | |
 | Vintage Bobby Short Singer Pianist Hand Signed Autograph 3 x 5 Fan Index Card | $11.95 | |
